BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - The Louisiana State Police is investigating a murder-suicide that happened on Thursday, Nov. 13 in Convent. The shooting took the life of a 23-year-old man and a 1-year-old child. LSP said, "The preliminary investigation revealed that the Gonzales Police Department and Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office were involved in a vehicle pursuit that ended in St. James Parish." At the end of the pursuit, the man was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital where he later died. They also found that the child was shot and died at the scene. The St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office requested that LSP investigate this shooting and they will provide assistance in this case. The investigation remains ongoing and more information will be shared once it becomes available. If you have any information that could help LSP, go to this website and click the Report Suspicious or Criminal Activity link or call the LSP Fusion Center Hotline at 1-800-434-8007. Stay up to date with the latest news, weather and sports by downloading the WGNO app on the Apple or Google Play stores and by subscribing to the WGNO newsletter. Latest Posts Senate Judiciary Republican ‘absolutely’ wants to see Ethics report on Gaetz How does the Senate confirmation process work? LSP: Child, man killed in murder-suicide after pursuit in Ascension Parish Ben Franklin High School club travels around the world to save sea turtles La Niña winter predicted: Here's where we could see more snow