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Woman Killed in Shooting at Hammond Gas Station
Police said two suspects in dark clothing fired AR-style pistols into a parked gray sedan, killing an unidentified woman.
On Thursday, Hammond police responded to a fatal shooting at a Chevron on Highway 190 West where Patricia Shepard, 50, was killed around 1:15 a.m., according to the Hammond Police Department.
Hammond Police Chief Edwin Bergeron said the suspects used a vehicle stolen from McComb, Mississippi, on Tuesday and mistakenly targeted the wrong person, making Shepard an 'absolutely innocent victim.'
Surveillance footage shows two suspects armed with what appeared to be 'AR-style pistols' firing up to 80 shots before fleeing westbound on Highway 190 toward Interstate 55.
Detective Dustin Williams with the Hammond Police Department Criminal Investigations Division is pursuing two to three suspects, urging anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa.
Local resident Terrence Selders said the violence makes it difficult to feel safe, while Bergeron condemned the suspects as 'destroying communities across our country every single day.