The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the fatal shooting of a woman and the death of her unborn baby. TPSO says it has arrested an Amite man in the shooting death of his pregnant girlfriend.
TPSO reports that 22-year-old Demarcus Womack was arrested and booked on charges of 2nd Degree Murder, 2nd Degree Murder (Feticide), and Obstruction of Justice. On October 25 around 7 a.m., deputies responded to a home on Bankston Road in Amite after a 19-year-old female was found unresponsive.
Authorities say Aieron Thomas was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Thomas was 13 weeks pregnant. TPSO says deputies identified Thomas’ live-in boyfriend as the suspect in the shooting.
Police say Womack admitted to the shooting as well as trying to hide evidence of the crime.
Jay Skelton is an independent crime journalist with a passion for covering the uncovered and the under covered.