AMITE — Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s deputies are investigating after they discovered a body in a vehicle in the Amite area on Sunday. They have now identified the victim as a Roseland man.
TPSO received a call around 3:15 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, about a vehicle crash on Bennett Road. Once at the scene, deputies found a vehicle in the ditch.
That’s when deputies found a man inside the vehicle, dead from a gunshot wound, officials said. That man has been identified as 37-year-old Cardell Buckhanan of Roseland.
An investigation is ongoing, and TPSO is requesting the public’s help in determining what may have happened.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the TPSO Criminal Investigations Division at 985-902-2088. If you’d prefer to share information anonymously, you can do so through Crime
Stoppers of Tangipahoa’s tip line at 1-800-554-5245 or visit www.tangicrimestoppers.com and click on the P3 Tips icon or Submit A Tip!
Tips shared directly through Crimestoppers may be eligible for a cash reward.
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