PEARL RIVER, La. — The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office says that they are investigating a suspicious death that happened over the weekend in the Pearl River area.
Detectives were called to the 67000 block of Slaughter Drive on Sunday around 5 p.m. When they arrived, they found 74-year-old Douglas LaFrance dead on his front porch.
"In conjunction with the St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office and following an autopsy, suspicions were confirmed, and LaFrance’s death was ruled a homicide," STPSO said.
The coroner's office told WWL Louisiana that LaFrance was shot in the head.
Anyone with information about LaFrance’s death is asked to call the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office at (985) 898-2338
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