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Tangipahoa deputies investigating after woman shot in arm while driving

10 hours 45 minutes 28 seconds ago Monday, September 08 2025 Sep 8, 2025 September 08, 2025 1:06 PM September 08, 2025 in News
Source: WBRZ

HAMMOND — A woman was shot in the arm while driving through a trailer park in the Hammond area on Monday, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office.

The woman was driving through the neighborhood on Melanie Lane when a bullet hit her in the arm and another hit a nearby home, TPSO said. She was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

No other injuries were reported as of around 12:15 p.m. as detectives continued investigating at the scene. 

Sheriff Gerald Sticker asks anyone with information about the shooting to call the Criminal Investigations Division at 985-902-2088. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa at 1-800-554-5245 or at its website.

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