Authorities are looking for an 18-year-old man wanted in connection with a shooting at a high school football game in Louisiana that left a 16-year-old dead, the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.
Police say Jarrettin Ranaud Jackson II is involved in a shooting that also injured a 28-year-old woman in Port Allen on Friday. Jackson is wanted on charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder, the sheriff’s office said.
The shooting happened shortly after 8:30 p.m. during a game between Port Allen High School and Brusly High School, police said. Sheriff’s deputies located the two victims. The 16-year-old was transported to the hospital, where he died of his injuries. The woman was shot in the arm, Advocate reported.
“This is an active investigation and investigators are working diligently, following all leads, leaving no stone unturned,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. “This senseless act of violence will not be tolerated in West Baton Rouge Parish.
“Going forward, we will continue to work closely with the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board to ensure a safe environment inside the school as well as outside of school hours.”
Jackson was identified as the suspect on Sunday. Local media outlets including WAFB and WBRZ identified the victim as Ja’Kobe Queen, a student at Brusly High School.
Jarrett’s Ranaud Jackson II.
West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office/Facebook
“We are deeply saddened by the shooting that occurred at the Port Allen High/Brusly High football game on Friday night,” the West Baton Rouge School Board said in a press release. “Our first priority at this time is to assist the family of the student who passed away, and all of our students, and to assist the West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office in their investigation.
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The game was the 52nd Sugar Cane Classic, a traditional game between the two high schools, according to Advocatewho also reported that the game was abandoned with both teams tied at 13.
Because of the shooting, security at the parish’s schools will be increased, the school board said, as well as resources for students. Brusly and Port Allen high schools are part of the same school district.
“We have ongoing programs in our schools that teach students how to resolve disputes with their peers,” Superintendent Chandler Smith said in a statement. “We will redouble those efforts and work with the Sheriff’s Office, the District Attorney’s Office and others in the coming months to teach our students that violence destroys the lives of many people.”
Anyone with information on Jackson’s whereabouts is asked to call the West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office at 225-343-9234.
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