Beauregard deputies investigating fatal shooting of female just outside DeRidder

Beauregard Parish, LA (KPLC) - Beauregard Parish Sheriff Mark Herford confirms detectives are investigating a homicide just outside DeRidder.

According to BPSO, a female is deceased after being shot.

“At approximately 6:26 p.m., a subject phoned the DeRidder police department stating that he had committed a crime. He had shot somebody and wanted to turn himself in,” Herford said.

DeRidder Police made contact with the subject and he is now in custody.

“The investigations revealed that a homicide was committed, and that it occurred just outside the city limits,” Herford said.

The investigation is ongoing, Herford said.

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