LACOMBE, La. — UPDATE: On Thursday, the STPSO announced the arrest of Caleb Gasery, 17, for the murder of Jason Sumner last week.
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the Lacombe area shortly before 10 p.m. on Wednesday.
According to the STPSO, deputies were called to a residence in the 26000 block of East Jackson Street near Lacombe and found the victim outside near the front porch of the home suffering from a gunshot wound.
Deputies said they tried to save the man's life, but he unfortunately died on the scene.
The body was turned over to the St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office.
Anyone with information is asked to call STPSO dispatch at (985) 898-2338.
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