Man accused in 2 Marrero shootings within 3 days that left 1 dead, 2 injured

Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested a suspect accused in pair of Marrero shootings that left one man dead and two others injured.

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Alonzo Ford, 43, of Marrero, was arrested Monday evening (April 1) and booked with three counts of attempted second-degree murder, two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and obstruction of justice, said Capt. Jason Rivarde, spokesman for the department.

But detectives upgraded one of the charges against Ford to second-degree murder after a 55-year-old man wounded in the second shooting died Tuesday, according to authorities.

The Jefferson Parish coroner’s office has not yet identified the deceased victim, who was shot at a carwash about 6:37 p.m. Monday in the 6300 block of Acre Road in Marrero, Rivarde said.

A 50-year-old man was still in critical condition after he was wounded in the first shooting, which occurred early Saturday morning in the 6200 block of Second Avenue in Marrero, Rivarde said. The third man, 52, also shot on Second Avenue, suffered minor injuries, Rivarde said.

The Sheriff’s Office declined to comment on a motive for the shootings or how investigators identified Ford as a suspect in the case.

Ford was taken into custody shortly after the second shooting about four blocks away from the carwash in the 1200 block of Cohen Street in Marrero, authorities said.

Ford was being held Wednesday at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna in lieu of a $1.27 million bond.

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Alonzo Ford, 43, was booked with second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder in connection with a pair of Marrero shootings that left one man dead and two other wounded. (JPSO/)