Overview
- Deputies who went to the 200 block of Ashland Drive on Saturday found a juvenile with stab wounds who was airlifted by Acadian Air Med and remains in critical condition.
- As search efforts continued, officers discovered at least four deceased victims inside nearby homes and pronounced them dead.
- Authorities identified 47-year-old Kaegan Jude Solet as a person of interest, offered a tip line and up to a $1,000 reward, and later took him into custody as the investigation progressed.
- Solet has prior arrests tied to separate 2019 stabbing investigations, one of which a grand jury pretermitted and another that ended in an acquittal in 2023, and he has not been convicted in those cases.
- The sheriff’s office describes the inquiry as preliminary, has not released a motive or victims’ names, and says detectives are still collecting evidence after what officials called an unusually violent crime for the parish.