***UPDATE: SUBJECT IN CUSTODY***
SBSO SEARCHING FOR PERSON OF INTEREST IN CONNECTION WITH FATAL SHOOTING
The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office is searching for a person of interest in connection with a fatal shooting that took place Thursday night in Chalmette, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.
The person of interest, Kelan Sartin, 18, of the 3800 block of Laplace Street in Chalmette, is wanted for possession with intent to distribute marijuana and illegal possession of a firearm while in possession of a controlled dangerous substance.
On Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, at approximately 7:30 p.m., deputies responded to a call for service in reference to a shooting in the 3600 block of Golden Drive in Chalmette.
When deputies arrived on the scene they found a male victim lying on the ground suffering from gunshot wounds.
The victim, later identified as a 14-year-old male juvenile, was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
During the course of the investigation, detectives with the Criminal Investigations Bureau determined Sartin to be a person of interest in the shooting.
The investigation is ongoing, the Sheriff said.
Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Sartin, 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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