One arrested in weekend Carencro homicide, more arrests anticipated

CARENCRO, La. ( KLFY ) — One arrest has been made in connection with the deadly shooting of a 22-year-old Church Point man on Saturday, according to the Carencro Police Department. More arrests are anticipated.

Deandre Hypolite, 23, was arrested on Saturday on warrants for principal to first-degree murder and four counts of principal to attempted first-degree murder in connection with the death of Isaiah Sam, according to a news release.

Hypolite is a former basketball player for the Breaux Bridge Tigers and Northeast Mississippi Community College .

He was booked into the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center and then was later taken to the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center, authorities said.

According to a news release, the shooting occurred around 2 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, on I-49 southbound between two vehicles.

Police said responding officers found a truck that had hit the Super 6 hotel on NW Frontage Road. Inside, the Sam was found dead with an apparent gunshot wound.

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