Katelynn Strate, 17, a female of White/Caucasian ethnicity from Ponchatoula, Louisiana, was seven months pregnant and riding in the passenger seat of a Ford Expedition on the morning of Sunday, August 24, 2025, when a confrontation with another driver escalated along North Hoover Road. Investigators say the other motorist, 54-year-old Barry West of Tickfaw, had been driving aggressively alongside the SUV; amid tailgating and brake-checking, he fired a single shot into the vehicle, striking Katel
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