Bayou L'Ourse man booked in fatal shooting

A Bayou L’Ourse man has been booked on a murder charge after a fatal shooting Sunday in that community.

Joseph H. Gilchrist Sr., Elaine Street, Bayou L’Ourse, was arrested on a second-degree murder charge, the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office said.

The Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Atanacio Guerrero, 40, of Bayou L’Ourse. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

Deputies answered the call about a shooting on Elaine Street on Sunday afternoon. According to the results of their investigation, Guerrero and a friend of both Guerrero and Gilchrist entered Gilchrist’s home about 3:40 p.m. Sunday.

Gilchrist pulled a large-caliber weapon, asked Guerrero several questions and then fired several shots, fatally wounding Guerrero, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Gilchrist was arrested at the scene. He was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center pending a bond hearing.

In Louisiana, second-degree murder is a homicide committed with the intent to kill or do great bodily harm. Conviction on that crime results in a life sentence without parole.