‘Horrific, to say the least’: 4 dead, child wounded in Louisiana stabbings; suspect in custody

HOUMA, La. (WVUE/Gray News) - Four people were stabbed to death and a child was critically wounded Saturday night in Houma, Louisiana, authorities said.

The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office identified Kaegan Jude Solet, 47, as a “person of interest” in their investigation of the killings. Solet was taken into custody Sunday morning.

The sheriff’s office later said Solet is considered the suspect in the fatal stabbings.

Deputies first went to the 200 block of Ashland Drive, where they found a boy under 10 who had run to a neighbor’s house with serious stab wounds.

“I’ve been doing this 28 years, and this is certainly one that you’re never going to forget,” TPSO 1st Lt. Blake Tabor said. “Horrific, to say the least.”

The child was airlifted to a hospital outside the area and remains in critical condition, officials confirmed Sunday.

“There’s a long road for this child, not only physically but emotionally as well,” Tabor said.

As deputies continued investigating, they discovered the bodies of four adults inside two nearby homes.

The investigation is still active as detectives continue gathering evidence.

“The amount of violence that went into this one, this is certainly one that’s going to stay on the brain of all the investigators, not just the community,” Tabor said.