TERRYTOWN, La. — JPSO homicide investigators are looking into a murder in Terrytown Friday morning where a 32-year-old woman with special needs attacked her elderly caretaker at their home.
Few details are available about the killing, which was reported near the intersection of Green Oak Drive and Wright Avenue in Terrytown around 10 a.m.
But Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto said that the suspect has some kind of special needs, and her caretaker was a 77-year-old woman serving as the suspect's "sitter."
The suspect was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
It's unclear exactly what prompted the attack. Neither the name of the suspect or the victim in the killing has been released.
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