Teen shot father dead outside of school after argument about his refusal to go to class, police say

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsTeen shot father dead outside of school after argument about his refusal to go to class, police sayThe local police chief said that a ‘lieutenant’s actions today could have stopped something much worse’ occurring during the shootingOwen Scott Monday 20 April 2026 14:20 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2961035","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/hammond-louisiana-tangipahoa-alternative-shooting-b2961035.html","title":"Teen facing murder charges after shooting father at school: cops"}}CloseNew Jersey police drop off food order after arresting DoorDash driver during deliveryThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US Crime News","regSourc...