HOUMA, La. — Houma Police made an arrest in the murder of a 23-year-old man early Sunday morning.
According to police, 26-year-old Donald R. Ross was arrested for the murder of Jarrod Turner. Police say the shooting stemmed from a fight over a woman at an apartment building on the Eastside of Houma.
According to police, Turner left the apartment complex and Ross followed him to the scene of the shooting on Commerce Street.
Police say multiple witnesses saw the shooting take place, leading them to get an arrest warrant for Ross.
Ross turned himself in to police shortly after.
In an unusual step, the police department specifically referenced a Facebook post claiming that the killing was a police shooting. According to the department, no officers were involved in the shooting, actively contradicting a social media post claiming otherwise.
"This is not, I repeat, this is not a police shooting," according to the statement. "Law enforcement is currently attempting to gather information to identify the person responsible for making the Facebook post."
WWL-TV was unable to verify the Facebook post Sunday morning, and it is unclear if it had been removed or how far it had spread.
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