Multiple people were found dead at a home in suburban New Orleans Wednesday morning. Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s office captain Jason Rivarde says deputies were called to a home in Terrytown to provide medical assistance.
“Units got here and found five people inside the residence. Three of them have been pronounced deceased, and two others are in serious condition at a local hospital.”
Rivarde says two of the deceased individuals are children and the other is an adult.
Sheriff Joe Lopinto says a person is in custody and he has confessed to the murders of two children and an adult. Lopinto says blunt force trauma appears to be the cause of death. The suspect and victims have not been identified and Lopinto has yet to provide the exact relationship between the victims and the suspect.
He says the ages of the children are 8 to 14-years-old.
“Obviously this is not something that we normally deal with,” said Rivarde. A triple homicide is pretty rare especially for this area but we are going to proceed with it like it was any other homicide investigation. We will interview anybody we can who might have information.”
