COVINGTON, La. — Police made an arrest in the deadly hit-and-run in St. Tammany Parish on Monday evening.
According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, 52-year-old Shannon Sherlock of Covington was arrested Tuesday in connection with the incident. He is charged with on one count each of Felony Hit and Run, Driving Under Suspension, Negligent Homicide, and Reckless Operation and has been booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center.
On Monday evening, deputies responded to reports of a man lying in the roadway around 8 p.m. on Helenbirg Road near Joyce Court near Covington, La.
The victim has been identified as 40-year-old Murphy Majoria of Covington.
Deputies arriving at the scene found Majoria, who appeared to have been struck by a car. Paramedics treated him at the scene and he was taken to a hospital where he later died.
Investigators say they obtained video footage from the area and were searching for a white, early 2000s model single-cab Toyota Tundra, found to be driven by Sherlock. Deputies with the STPSO Traffic Division located the pickup truck involved in the crash and identified him as the driver.
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