The father of a student was shot by his 13-year-old son in front of the Tangipahoa Alternative School in Hammond this morning. Hammond Police Chief Edwin Bergeron says the father was dropping his son off at school, when his son refused to leave the vehicle. Bergeron says the father decided to take his son back home and that’s when he was shot.
“The shooting occurred; he accelerated forward across the street and drove it through the home. Fortunately, there was nobody in that living room,” Bergeron said.
Bergeron says after the father’s vehicle hit a home across the street, the armed 13-year-old started walking to the school, but the school resource officer acted quickly to disarm the teen.
“Our officer, who’s assigned to that school, put himself in danger, disarmed the shooter and was able to take him into custody,” Bergeron explained.
The adult victim is in stable condition at a local hospital. The 13-year-old shooter was taken to a juvenile facility. And Bergeron is calling the school resource officer a hero for preventing more violence.
“We really need to appreciate our school resource officers and the job that they do. Sometimes it becomes a mundane job. But it goes to show that, at any given point, anything can happen for any officer, no matter where you are or what position you may hold,” Bergeron said.
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