A man who was recently fired from a Louisiana shipyard returned to his former workplace and killed two ex-co-workers, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said.
The suspect, whom law enforcement isn’t publicly identifying, died in a shootout with deputies less than two hours later Monday afternoon.
Deputies arrived at around 1 p.m. at the FMT Shipyard in Harvey, just across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, where they found two unresponsive men with at least one gunshot wound each. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
The sheriff's office isn’t publicly identifying the victims pending notification of their families.
It's not believed that the two employees had anything to do with the suspect's firing, Sheriff Joseph Lopinto told reporters Monday afternoon.
The suspect fled and was eventually picked up by his mother near the shipyard and dropped off at his apartment in the 2100 block of Manhattan Boulevard, Lopinto said.
Deputies don't believe his mother knew about the shooting.
At around 2:45 p.m., deputies approached the suspect as he was walking to a dumpster near the apartment complex.
"He actually picked up his firearm and started firing shots at our officers," Lopinto said. "I have numerous officers that returned fire at that point in time, and he is now pronounced dead here on the scene."
No deputies were hurt. The investigation continues.
