Two dead, one arrested in separate shootings in Tangipahoa on Friday

HAMMOND — The Tangipahoa Sheriff's Office was assigned to investigate two fatal shootings Friday.

The Independence Police Department first received a report of an unresponsive person at an apartment complex on First Street around 9 a.m. Officers found La'Airrah Dupard, 18, dead from an apparent gunshot wound at the scene.

The bullet entered the window of Dupard's home and is not believed to have been the intended target. IPD requested TPSO's assistance in the ongoing investigation.

At approximately 9:30 p.m., TPSO received calls about a fight on Oak Hill Road in Kentwood. When officers arrived, they discovered that 38-year-old Renaldo Brumfield had been shot multiple times. Brumfield did not survive his injuries.

TPSO arrested 41-year-old Gerald Harvey for second degree murder.

Anyone with information about any of the shootings can contact Crime Stoppers at 985-902-2008.