Louisiana football player shot and injured

Lina PortmanMay 29, 2024

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A standout John Ehret High School football player who just graduated was injured in a shooting over the weekend. The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday that Chad Jackson, 17, was shot and killed around 1 a.m. Saturday. According to Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre, “physical evidence leads us to believe that someone opened fire while he was on foot and while he was sitting in this car.” The teen is a recent graduate of John Ehret High School, where he stood out. football player. He is preparing to begin his academic career. “I understand he's very intelligent, I understand he got a full scholarship to play football at Tulane and stuff like that. What led to that, I'm going to find out,” he said. Tregre said. In the department, the shooting happened early Saturday morning along North West Third Street on the reservation. Emily Duhe's parents live in the area where the shooting took place. She said the shootings were rare and the incident left them shaken. “Hearing that, yes, it was very weird. I have a lot of family that lives on these streets, so it was very distressing to hear that.” “Is this going to be a common thing that's going to happen again now? What's going to happen? What's going to happen?” Why did this happen,” Duhe said. The family told WDSU they were not ready to speak on camera, but confirmed Jackson was recovering. They said they had confidence in the office from the sheriff and believed the person responsible for Jackson's injuries would be brought to justice “There is someone here who is very vicious and violent and who does not need to be on the street,” Tregre said. The sheriff is asking for the public's help in locating the shooting suspect Anyone with information is asked to call Sgt. Byron Smith at 504-494-3696, Lt. Joe Rosa at 504-494-2752. St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office TIPS line at 985-359-TIPS or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.

ST. JEAN-BAPTISTE PARISH, Louisiana —

A standout John Ehret High School football player who just graduated was injured in a shooting over the weekend.

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday that Chad Jackson, 17, was shot and killed around 1 a.m. Saturday.

According to Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre, “physical evidence leads us to believe that someone opened fire while he was on foot and while he was sitting in this car.”

The teen is a recent graduate of John Ehret High School, where he was a standout football player. He is preparing to begin his university career.

“I understand he's very intelligent, I understand he got a full scholarship to Tulane to play football and stuff like that. What led to that, I'm going to find out,” he said. Tregre said.

According to the department, the shooting happened early Saturday morning along North West Third Street on the reservation.

Emily Duhe's parents live in the area where the shooting took place. She said the shootings were rare and the incident left them shaken.

“Hearing that, yeah, it was very weird. I have a lot of family that lives on these streets, so it was very distressing to hear that,” Duhe said.

She said she was happy to hear no lives were lost, but she still had questions, calling the shooting too close for comfort.

“Is this going to be a common thing that's going to happen again now? What's going to happen? What's happening? Why did this happen,” Duhe said.

The family told WDSU they were not ready to speak on camera, but confirmed Jackson was recovering. They said they have confidence in the sheriff's office and believe the person responsible for Jackson's injuries will be brought to justice.

“There is someone here who is very vicious and violent and who does not need to be on the streets,” Tregre said.

The sheriff is asking for the public's help in finding the shooting suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to call Sgt. Byron Smith at 504-494-3696, Lt. Joe Rosa at 504-494-2752, the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office TIPS Line at 985-359-TIPS or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.