CHALMETTE, La. - A Chalmette man shot his 15-year-old girlfriend while she sat on the porch of her home and then was arrested as he ran back to the scene in an apparent attempt to 'report' the shooting, according to the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office.
Spokesman Steve Cannizaro said 18-year-old Dylan Landry was booked on attempted murder charges in the shooting of hisgirlfriend.
According to Cannizaro, investigators believe that Landry had been drinking and arguing with his girlfriend when he shot at her at close range Tuesday night and then fled the scene.
The victim suffered a graze wound to her head and was taken to University Hospital with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening.
The shooting happened on West Magnolia Drive in Chalmette just before 11 p.m.
It was the first shooting with injury in St. Bernard Parish since June 2009, according to the sheriff's office.
Cannizaro said Landry was taken into custody as he was running back to the victim's home. Investigators said they believe Landry thought he had killed his girlfriend and was running back to the scene to say he had found her.
Deputy Chief James Pohlmann said Landry's car was found several blocks away in the 3400 block of Fenelon Drive. After obtaining a search warrant, officers found a cocked .45-caliber handgun in the car, as well as several pills and Landry's wallet.
Ballistics tests on the recovered weapon are pending, Pohlmann said.
