20-year-old arrested after shooting at hotel in Bastrop, toddler injured

BASTROP, Louisiana (KNOE) – A 20-year-old is in custody after shooting a toddler.

On June 21 at approximately 3:49 p.m., Bastrop Police responded to a shooting at the Preferred Inn & Suites on East Madison Avenue.

When officers arrived, they found that numerous AR-15 rounds had been fired into room 302, hitting a three-year-old.

Officers took the toddler to Morehouse General Hospital. According to the BPD, the child is doing well.

Bastrop authorities said Captain Gerald Givens and Detective Libby Brixey were able to identify Jamon Tippie as the shooter based on video and forensic evidence.

On June 26, Tippie was arrested and charged with eight counts of attempted murder.

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