Dejected Man; pizza delivery driver robbed at gunpoint in same neighborhood, Tangipahoa sheriff says

HAMMOND, La. (WVUE) — February turned out to be a violent month for a neighborhood east of Hammond’s city limits, off Range Road.

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office said this week it was investigating an armed robbery and shooting that took place in the same area for the past few weeks.

Chef Jimmy Travis said a Domino’s Pizza Delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint the night of Feb. 8 on Parker Blvd. The suspects placed an order and pulled out weapons when the driver arrived for delivery, Travis said. A total of $62 in cash was stolen in addition to the stolen food. Travis said the two suspects were around 15 or 16 years old and did not share their identities because they were underage.

One individual is 5ft 1in and was last seen wearing a red hoodie. The other suspect is about 6 feet tall.

Travis said the armed suspects fled on foot and the driver was not injured.

Later that week, on Saturday February 12, a man was shot multiple times in East Coleman Street and Easy Street. The driver was sent to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The sheriff’s office said there were two suspicious vehicles they were trying to locate after identifying them through surveillance video.

The two vehicles in question are a dark gray 2014 Chevrolet Impala with license plate 871 EJJ. This vehicle may have bullet holes in the driver side rear quarter panel. The other vehicle is a white 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer with registration 503 EOR.

Possible suspects or a motive are unknown at this time.

Anyone with information relating to any of these incidents is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-554-5245.

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