Suspect in Custody in Deaths of Woman, 2 Children in Terrytown

Emmett Rhodes, left, and neighbor Willie Tyson stand outside a house where authorities found a woman and two children killed and another woman and child critically injured in Terrytown, La., on March 6, 2019. Kevin McGill/AP Photo

TERRYTOWN, La.—A man is in custody for the bludgeoning deaths of a woman and two children outside of New Orleans on March 7. A teenager and another child were also critically injured in the attack.

Deputies found the victims inside a home in Terrytown just after 7 a.m., Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesman Jason Rivarde said. The injured were taken to a hospital.