A woman was shot and killed overnight at a Hammond gas station on Highway 190 by two suspects who appeared to be using AR-15 style pistols, the
Officers responded around 1:15 a.m. Thursday to reports of gunfire in the parking lot of a Chevron gas station at 3123 Highway 190 West. Police found a woman who had been shot multiple times.
The woman, who has not yet been identified, was pronounced dead on scene.
Officials said security camera footage showed the victim sitting inside a grey sedan parked at the gas pump when another car pulled up and parked nearby. Two suspects wearing dark clothing are then seen getting out of the neighboring car 鈥渁rmed with what appeared to be AR-style pistols,鈥� police said.
The suspects began shooting at the rear passenger side of the gray sedan before fleeing the scene, according to officials.
No other information about the shooting was immediately available. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Detective Dustin Williams with the Hammond Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at 985-277-5755 or send an anonymous report to Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa鈥檚 tip line at 1-800-554-5245.