Suspect identified for shooting grandmother while picking up grandkids from school
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Police say a woman was shot while picking up her grandkids from school in Houma.
The suspect was identified as 17-year-old Jamanie Dotch of Wolf Parkway. Police say he was spotted on surveillance video approaching the scene on a bicycle.
According to the Houma Police Department, a 60-year-old woman was picking up her grandkid(s) from the St. Francis de Sales school in the 600 block of Grinage St. when she was approached by a man who shot her in the lower torso before running away.
Police say the woman was sitting in her vehicle when the man opened the door and attempted to take some of her things. The woman was shot in the hand and the bullet traveled through her stomach to her pelvis.
The woman was transported to a hospital for treatment. Chief Dana Coleman says she remains in stable condition as of Monday afternoon.
The investigation is ongoing. Dotch is considered to be armed and dangerous.
A surveillance video captured the suspect running away from the scene with a weapon in hand.
Anyone with information is encouraged to submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers Bayou Region by phone at 1-800-743-7433 or online at www.crimestoppersbr.org.
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