Man booked on attempted murder charge in Bayou Vista shooting

A Morgan City man has been booked on an attempted murder charge after gunshots hit a vehicle and home Sunday in Bayou Vista.

Juan Alejandro Espinoza-Barrow, 29, was arrested at 3:56 p.m. Sunday on charges of attempted second-degree murder, criminal damage to property, and illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrument, the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.

A report of gunshots brought deputies to a residence on Lonely Oak Lane in Bayou Vista, the Sheriff’s Office said.

The complainant said a man pulled up behind the complainant’s vehicle and fired a gun several times, hitting the vehicle and residence.

Deputies gathered evidence and developed Espinoza-Barrow as a suspect, the Sheriff’s Office said.

The Patrol Division was brief with a description of the suspect’s vehicle. About 9 a.m. Sunday, a deputy patrolling Bayou Vista stopped a vehicle matching the description on La. 182.

Espinoza-Barrow was arrested and taken to the St. Mary Law Enforcement Center for booking. Bond was set at $160,000.