A 19-year-old Marrero man was shot dead Friday night in Jefferson Parish.


Leslie Williams, The Times-Picayune
Jefferson Parish deputies investigate the scene of a killing in Marrero on Friday night.
The shooting occurred sometime before 7:37 p.m. in the 1600 block of Julie Street , according to the Sheriff's Office.

Elvis McClellan died at the scene on a patch of lawn by two, one-story brick duplexes. McClellan has at least one wound to the head, said, Col. John Fortunato, a spokesman for the Sheriff's Office.

Two 17-year-old men were injured as well, Fortunato said. They were taken to a local hospital, he said. Each has a gunshot wound to the foot.

More than a dozen .40-caliber casings were found by the brick homes, which are not far from the Rock of Ages Baptist Church on Acre Road. A large crowd gathered as investigators collected evidence.

Witnesses saw three men in dark clothes running from the scene after the shooting. One was wearing a gray hood, Fortunato said. Investigators still are attempting to determine the motive for the shooting, he said.

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