Tangipahoa Parish sheriff makes arrest in deadly Hammond home invasion

FEW MINUTES. THE NEWS AT NOON STARTS FOR NOW. ANNOUNCER: THIS IS BREAKING NEWS ON WDSU. DARRYL: WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS THIS AFTERNOON. THE SUSPECT ACCUSED OF KILLING DONTE PERRY AND WOUNDING HIS 12-YEAR-OLD, IN A HOME INVASION ROBBERY, HAS BEEN ARRESTED. OMARION HOOKFIN WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY THIS MORNING AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE TANGIPAHOA PARISH JAIL, WHERE HE WAS BOOKED ON ALL OUTSTANDING CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCIDENT. DEPUTIES BELIEVE FOUR ARMED MEN ENTERED THE HAMMOND HOME ON RUFUS BANKSTON ROAD, SHOOTING AND KILLING DONTE PERRY. THE GIRL WAS SHOT 10 TIMES, AND IS STILL RECOVERING. WE’LL HAVE MORE DETAILS COMIN

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in connection with a deadly home invasion that killed a father and injured his 12-year-old daughter. Chief Jimmy Travis said Omarion Hookfin was arrested and faces murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Donte Perry. Hookfin was taken into custody Tuesday morning and was taken to the Tangipahoa Parish Jail, where he was booked on charges including one count of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, one count of armed robbery, and two counts of aggravated kidnapping.

HAMMOND, La. —

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in connection with a deadly home invasion that killed a father and injured his 12-year-old daughter.

Chief Jimmy Travis said Omarion Hookfin was arrested and faces murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Donte Perry.

Hookfin was taken into custody Tuesday morning and was taken to the Tangipahoa Parish Jail, where he was booked on charges including one count of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, one count of armed robbery, and two counts of aggravated kidnapping.

Tangipahoa Parish sheriff makes arrest in deadly Hammond home invasion

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