Le’Airrah Dupard, 18, was killed by a stray bullet in her apartment on First Street in Independence, Louisiana, on Friday, October 4, 2024. Deputies and Independence police were called just before 9 a.m. for an unresponsive person; investigators found Dupard deceased from a single gunshot wound after a bullet pierced her window. Early findings indicate she was standing near the window and that she was not the intended target of the shooting.

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Independence Police Department are jointly investigating. No suspects have been identified and the investigation is active.

If anyone has information about the shooting, please contact investigators to help bring answers to the family.