{"id":1513362,"date":"2026-06-05T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?guid=8e1f4331aad50c8624579b7ed0cf14f9"},"modified":"2026-06-08T10:45:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T15:45:02","slug":"innocent-woman-killed-by-gunmen-who-fired-70-to-80-shots-at-wrong-target-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1513362","title":{"rendered":"Innocent woman killed by gunmen who fired 70 to 80 shots at wrong target, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Hammond Police Department is searching for gunmen who shot and killed an innocent 50-year-old woman at a Chevron gas station in Hammond, Louisiana, June 4, 2026. (Hammond Police Department)<\/figcaption><\/figure>

(HAMMOND,  La.) -- An innocent woman was killed when gunmen fired 70 to 80 bullets into a car at a Louisiana gas station, apparently believing that their target was in the car, according to police.<\/p>

Hammond police said the gunmen's alleged target had been in the car before the shooting, but not at the time of the shooting.<\/p>

Before the gunfire erupted early Thursday, the suspects were stalking a car at a farm, Hammond Police Chief Edwin Bergeron Jr. said at a news conference.<\/p>

\"At some point [the alleged target] was in the vehicle, and then exited the vehicle to ride with someone else,\" Bergeron said.<\/p>

The victim's car then left the farm and went to a Chevron gas station, the chief said, and the suspects followed.<\/p>

When the driver of the victim's car got out and went inside the gas station, the suspects' car \"pulled up next to it ... and began shooting,\" Bergeron said.<\/p>

The suspects fired between 70 and 80 shots, taking the life of 50-year-old Patricia Shepard, who was sitting in the car, Bergeron said.<\/p>

She was an \"absolute innocent victim,\" the chief said. \"She was not involved.\"<\/p>

Bergeron said investigators are searching for at least two or three suspects.<\/p>

\"We will not rest until the scumbags like this go to jail ... for them to roll up and kill an innocent woman in a car because they thought it was somebody else,\" he said.<\/p>

The suspects were driving a car that was stolen in Mississippi earlier in the week, police said.<\/p>

Authorities urge anyone with information to call the Hammond Police Department at 985-277-5755 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at 1-800-554-5245.<\/p>

Copyright \u00a9 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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