Ashley Mott

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A person is dead following a reported home invasion on Sunday afternoon in Swartz.

According to a statement from the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's office, deputies responded to a report of an intruder at a residence on Louisiana 594 in Swartz around 5 p.m.

A preliminary investigation indicated the suspect entered the home, would not leave and threatened to harm the elderly occupants of the residence. The OPSO reports, one of the occupants was able to secure a firearm and shot the suspect, who was fatally wounded and pronounced dead at the scene.

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The identities of the occupants and the suspect are being withheld by the OPSO at this time. The investigation is ongoing and no charges have been filed.

* The suspect shot in the incident in Swartz yesterday has been identified as Jessie Allin, age 32 , of Swartz.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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