October 18, 2022  |  12:30 pm

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating an apparent murder/suicide which occurred Tuesday (October 18) morning at a residence in the 700 block of Lane Street near Mandeville.

At approximately 8:30 am. Tuesday, a woman called 911 and told an STPSO dispatcher she had just shot her daughter and that she was going to shoot herself.  The dispatcher then heard what appeared to be a gunshot. 

Deputies were dispatched to the residence where the 911 call originated and found two deceased females.

The bodies have been turned over to the St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office, who will make positive identifications and a determination on causes and manners of death.