On January 30, 2025, deputies from the Catahoula Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a Phillips Road residence in Harrisonburg after a call reported that a man had shot his mother. Officers encountered a standoff inside the home; the suspect, identified as Sherry Lynn Nugent’s son Tyler Nugent, had barricaded himself and resisted attempts at communication. Tyler’s father escaped the house during the incident.

Deputies ultimately fired on the armed man during the confrontation and later found both victims inside the residence. Sherry Lynn Nugent, 48, was deceased from the initial shooting. Tyler Nugent also died from gunshot wounds sustained in the exchange with law enforcement. The event left the family and community reeling from a fatal act of domestic violence.

If anyone in Harrisonburg has information about the events on Phillips Road that day, please share what you know with investigators.