Man dies after allegedly being shot by his 13-year-old son outside Louisiana school

The student and his son were quarreling after the boy refused to go into the school in Hammond, La.
April 20, 2026

Highlights

  • The shooting took place during a dispute between the father and son.
  • The boy allegedly fired a gun inside the vehicle he was in with his father.
  • Another child was present in the vehicle but was unharmed during the shooting.

A man has died after being shot last week, allegedly by his 13-year-old son, in front of a Louisiana school.

Nola.com reports that the man, whose identity has not been disclosed, died several days after the shooting at Tangipahoa Alternative School in Hammond.

The father and son were in a car in the school's drop-off line Tuesday morning and began to quarrel when the boy refused to go into the building. The man spoke to a school resource officer and a Hammond police lieutenant and agreed to take his son back home.

But as the car pulled away a gunshot was heard inside the vehicle, which veered into a nearby home. 

Police say the boy then approached the school with a handgun and was disarmed by the school resource officer. Another younger boy was in the back seat of the car at the time of the shooting but was unharmed.

The boy was initially being held on charges of attempted second-degree murder. Hammond police say those charges are expected to be upgraded to second-degree murder.

About the Author

Mike Kennedy

Senior Editor

Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.

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