Man shot while on I-12 in Hammond area

HAMMOND, La. (WGNO) — A man was shot while driving on Interstate 10 in the Hammond area on Friday, Aug. 30.

According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened around 4 a.m. when a St. Tammany Parish man was traveling westbound on I-12 between the Pumpkin Center exit and the DPS Weigh Station exit.

While driving, the man reportedly heard three gunshots followed by the sound of the sliding glass of his pickup truck’s rear windshield shattering, and a feeling of numbness in his right arm.

After realizing he had been shot, the man looked in his rear-view mirror and saw a vehicle exiting to Pumpkin Center. He then reportedly kept driving on into Livingston Parish where he pulled into a gas station to contact authorities.

The man was treated and released from a local hospital the same day.

Anyone with information, pictures or video of vehicles in the Pumpkin Center area on the day and time of the incident are asked to contact the Criminal Investigations Office at 985-748-3337 or Crimestoppers of Tangipahoa at 1-800-554-5245.