Two days after a 17-year-old boy was gunned down in a LaPlace neighborhood, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested a pair of brothers in the case after tracking them to a New Orleans hotel, authorities said.
Avante Pierce, 24, and Zion Pierce, 18, will face second-degree murder charges in the death of Omarion Ingram, St. John Sheriff Mike Tregre said.
Investigators allege the Pierce brothers shot Ingram after a fight outside their residence in the 1200 block of Cinclair Loop on June 15. Sheriff’s deputies responded to the area about 7:20 p.m. after receiving reports of gunfire…