A Northshore High School student was shot in the hip Sunday night and the suspected gunman is being sought by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office.The shooting was reported around 11 p.m. Sunday on Laurent Road in Slidell.Investigators said the teenager was part of a group that arranged to meet with the suspect after he and one of the individuals in the group exchanged threatening messages through social media.Angelo "Lo" Roman Lafitte, 22, shot at the group in a vehicle as they drove down Laurent Road, striking the teenager, who was a passenger in the vehicle, the Sheriff's Office said.WDSU reporter Michael Vinsanau learned that Paris Holland, the student, went through surgery Monday morning at a hospital in New Orleans. Holland's mother said the 15-year-old still needs another significant surgical procedure and will have a long road to recovery.Lafitte is wanted on warrants for second-degree battery, aggravated assault and unrelated warrants, the Sheriff's Office said.Additional details were not released by the Sheriff's Office.Anyone with information about Lafitte's whereabouts is asked to call the Sheriff's Office.Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!

A Northshore High School student was shot in the hip Sunday night and the suspected gunman is being sought by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office.

The shooting was reported around 11 p.m. Sunday on Laurent Road in Slidell.


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Investigators said the teenager was part of a group that arranged to meet with the suspect after he and one of the individuals in the group exchanged threatening messages through social media.

Angelo "Lo" Roman Lafitte, 22, shot at the group in a vehicle as they drove down Laurent Road, striking the teenager, who was a passenger in the vehicle, the Sheriff's Office said.

WDSU reporter Michael Vinsanau learned that Paris Holland, the student, went through surgery Monday morning at a hospital in New Orleans. Holland's mother said the 15-year-old still needs another significant surgical procedure and will have a long road to recovery.

Lafitte is wanted on warrants for second-degree battery, aggravated assault and unrelated warrants, the Sheriff's Office said.

Additional details were not released by the Sheriff's Office.

Anyone with information about Lafitte's whereabouts is asked to call the Sheriff's Office.

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