By Associated Press - Wednesday, August 2, 2017

HAMMOND, La. (AP) - Authorities say they are looking for two people in connection with the fatal shooting of a Louisiana man.

Nola.com/The Times-Picayune reports authorities are searching for 38-year old Steven Antonio Brown and 23-year-old Edward Marshall concerning the death of 19-year-old Leroy Simms III on Monday night.

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that Simms was shot several times in Hammond at about 9:40 p.m. Authorities say that illegal drug activity was the motive in the case.



The two men are believed to be driving a black 2006 BMW.

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Information from: The Times-Picayune, https://www.nola.com

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