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SBSO ARRESTS CHALMETTE MAN FOR FATALLY SHOOTING HIS BROTHER
The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office arrested a Chalmette man for fatally shooting his brother Saturday evening in Chalmette, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.
Kenneth Weiskopf, 25, of the 2100 block of Paris Road in Chalmette, was booked with second degree murder.
On Saturday, June 24, 2023, at approximately 8:40 p.m., Sheriff Pohlmann said, deputies responded to a call in reference to a shooting in the 2100 block of Paris Road in Chalmette.
When deputies arrived on the scene they observed an adult male victim lying on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound.
Deputies also came into contact with another adult male, later identified as Kenneth Weiskopf, who stated he was the shooter and the victim is his brother.
During the course of the investigation, detectives with the Criminal Investigations Bureau confirmed the two brothers had been involved in an altercation when Kenneth Weiskopf brandished a weapon and shot his brother.
The victim was transported to an area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Weiskopf was transported to St. Bernard Parish Prison to be booked on the above charges.
The investigation is ongoing, the Sheriff said.
Anyone with information about this incident, or any other information relating to this incident is asked to call the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office at (504) 271-2501, the Criminal Investigations Bureau’s tip hotline at (504) 271-TIPS or 8477, or Crimestoppers GNO at (504) 822-1111. Callers to the CIB tip hotline or Crimestoppers can remain anonymous and could be eligible for a cash award from Crimestoppers.
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