FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 5, 2024

Washington Parish Grand Jury Indicts Three Bogalusa Teenagers in Connection with Fatal Shooting at Bogalusa High School

Franklinton – District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that on June 4, 2024, a Washington Parish grand jury indicted 16-year-old Keldric Harry, 17-year-old Hakheim Young and 17-year-old Amaree Jefferson, all of Bogalusa, for one count of First degree murder and two counts of Attempted first degree murder. 

The case involves the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old male at Bogalusa High School on January 11, 2024.  Detective Tyler Lindsey with the Bogalusa Police Department headed the investigation.  Assistant District Attorney Ronald Gracianette presented the case to the grand jury.