Published 1 day ago • loading... • Updated 7 hours ago

Fatal Road Rage Shooting of Pregnant 17-Year-Old in Louisiana Sparks Outrage From Officials

Barry West, 54-year-old Tickfaw man, is charged after a road-rage shooting on North Hoover Road that struck 17-year-old Katelynn Strate, with charges upgraded to second-degree murder following her death.
Law enforcement says the road-rage confrontation involved a silver Dodge pickup truck driven by Barry West firing at the Ford Expedition SUV carrying Katelynn Strate and her boyfriend, though investigators found no evidence of a weapon in the SUV.
Medical teams performed an emergency C-section about 30 minutes after Katelynn Strate, seven months pregnant, was shot; the newborn is in the NICU and reported healthy.
West was arrested and booked into Tangipahoa Parish Jail on Sunday on multiple counts including attempted second-degree murder, illegal weapon use, and obstruction.
Sheriff's Office spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue said, `Definitely we're looking into that,` while officials asked the public on social media for tips and acquaintances reported other incidents on Hoover Road.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

27 Articles

The Independent

Lean Left

Pregnant teen gives birth after road rage shooting before dying from her injuries

Katelynn Strate, 17, was seven months pregnant when she was hit by a bullet during the incident in Ponchatoula, Louisiana

17 hours ago·London, United Kingdom

Read Full Article

KTBC

+3 Reposted by 3 other sources

Center

Pregnant 17-year-old killed in Louisiana road rage shooting

A pregnant Louisiana teenager was killed Sunday when she was struck by a bullet fired from another vehicle in what police are calling a road rage shooting.

23 hours ago

Read Full Article

WDSU

Center

Charges upgraded for Tickfaw man, accused of deadly road rage shooting

Katelynn Strate, 17, of Ponchatoula, died Tuesday evening.

1 day ago·New Orleans, United States

Read Full Article

WGNO

Center

Victim in Ponchatoula road rage shooting has died

Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. (WGNO) — A pregnant teen who was shot in a road rage incident in Ponchatoula has died Tuesday, Aug. 26. According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, 17-year-old Katelynn Strate of Ponchatoula has died as a result of injuries sustained in the shooting. Her 28-week-old baby continues to do well under medical care. The charges against the suspect, 54-y…

1 day ago·New Orleans, United States

Read Full Article

The Advocate

Reposted by

shreveportbossieradvocate.com

Center

17-year-old Ponchatoula mom dies after alleged road rage shooting, officials say

Ponchatoula teen Katelynn Strate died Tuesday evening, three days after she was shot in the head while seven months pregnant in what authorities described as a road rage attack.

1 day ago·Baton Rouge, United States

Read Full Article