A Fourth of July visit to a Waffle House in Hammond turned deadly in the early morning hours of July 4, 2021. Robbert Armstrong, 30, a resident of nearby Ponchatoula, was shot inside the restaurant on West Thomas Street. Hammond Police found Armstrong with a gunshot wound; he died at the scene and the death was classified as a homicide.

Hammond Police detectives opened an investigation and appealed to the public for information. The circumstances that led to the shooting inside the restaurant remain under investigation.

If anyone has information about that night at the Waffle House or saw anything related to Robbert Armstrong’s killing, please share what you know with Hammond Police.