Four-year-old Hudson Allen Tassin died on Sunday, September 1, 2024, in Brusly, Louisiana, when a handgun stored in a pickup truck’s console was handled by the child and discharged. Hudson, the son of Brusly city council member Blake Tassin and his wife Abby, was with his father that morning; Blake Tassin stepped out of the vehicle briefly to adjust a trailer and the child was left momentarily unsupervised. The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office confirmed the gunshot wound as the cause of death.

The Brusly Police Department and Louisiana State Police opened an investigation and said their findings would be submitted to the district attorney for review and a decision on possible charges. No arrests have been made. The community described Hudson as a beacon of joy, laughter, and love.

Does anyone in the Brusly area have information about that morning or about how the child accessed the firearm?