Two people shot at Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival: TPSO, PPD
Apr 12, 2025
PONCHATOULA, La. (WGNO) — The Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival closed early Saturday, April 12, after two people were wounded following a reported shooting.
According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office and the Ponchatoula Police Department, officers responded to a report of shots fired ne
ar the festival's ticket booth around 9:25 p.m.
At the scene, TPSO and PPD officials said one victim was found with a graze wound, and another victim was found with a gunshot wound to his abdomen.
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According to police, both victims, identified as teenage males, were taken to a hospital for treatment.
The Ponchatoula Police Department reported a second, unrelated shooting in the area at the Ponchatoula Community Center, where officers found a third teenage male with a gunshot wound.
PPD officials said the second shooting was reported about five minutes after the first shooting.
He was taken to a hospital for treatment.
According to the PPD, "As of last check, all victims, who are local, are in stable condition and expected to be okay."
TPSO officials said the festival would be open on Sunday, starting with the 9 a.m. church service and closing at 5 p.m. The TPSO and other agencies will continue patrolling the festival grounds and other sections of the downtown area.
Additional information was not provided.
Anyone with information about the shootings can call Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa at 1-800-554-5245.
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