Overview

• Authorities say 54-year-old Barry West fired a single round into a Ford Expedition during a tailgating and brake-checking confrontation near Ponchatoula on Sunday morning.
• The 17-year-old victim, who was seven months pregnant, was shot in the head and underwent an emergency C-section; her newborn is in a NICU and reported to be doing well.
• West is jailed in Tangipahoa Parish on four counts of attempted second-degree murder, illegal use of a weapon, and obstruction of justice.
• Detectives report finding no evidence that shots were fired from the SUV and say no weapon was recovered from that vehicle.
• Officials, including Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and Sheriff Gerald Sticker, condemned the incident, and authorities note charges could be updated depending on the victim’s condition.