In the quiet uptown neighborhood of New Orleans, a tragic story unfolded on a Sunday morning in early February 2015, forever altering the lives of two families and sending shockwaves through the Tulane University community. Sara LaMont, a 25-year-old female student at Tulane University Law School, was found deceased in an apartment on Willow Street.
Her life was cut short in a violent act that concluded a deeply troubling sequence of events.
LaMont's death was the result of a murder-suicide perpetrated by her boyfriend, 28-year-old Wajih Mazloum, who was also a second-year law student at Tulane. The grim discovery was made by Mazloum's roommate on the morning of February 1st. Inside the apartment, investigators found LaMont and Mazloum, both having sustained fatal gunshot wounds. The evidence at the scene indicated that Mazloum had shot LaMont before turning the gun on himself.
The New Orleans Police Department responded to the scene, and their investigation confirmed the murder-suicide. There were no other suspects, and no arrests were made in connection with the deaths. The incident left friends, family, and the university community grappling with the sudden and tragic loss of two promising young law students. In the aftermath, Tulane University officials offered counseling and support to those affected by the devastating event. The motive behind Mazloum's decision to end both his and LaMont's lives remains a somber and unanswered question, leaving a lasting scar on all who knew them.
