Antoine Verdin
May 10, 2018
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May 10, 2018
A shooting at an after prom party left two males injured with non-life threatening injuries.
The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office announced on Sunday morning that they were investigating the shooting, which allegedly occurred at 12:30 a.m. on Sunday morning in the area of West Park Avenue and Johnson Ridge Lane
Students from several local high schools were gathered at that location for an after-prom party.
Ellender Memorial High School had its prom on Saturday night and several students and friends gathered there after the event.
Authorities said that more than 150 people were at the scene and at some point in the night, gunshots went off and everyone ran in all directions to leave the scene.
Authorities said they do not have any leads on a suspect, nor a motive. They do not know if the shooting was with intent or if it was accidental.
Authorities in their press release released information which said that two male subjects were taken to a local hospital where they were treated for non-life threatening injuries.
But since that release, more information has been released about the circumstances behind the incident and its victims.
Several sources who attended the party said that two of the victims in this case were Ellender students Marquie Mosely and his prom date. Sherranika Diggs.
Both students are prominent, well-known student-athletes at the school.
Diggs is a standout volleyball player and Mosely is a multi-year starter on the Patriots’ boys’ basketball team.
According to witnesses, Mosely and Diggs were near where the shots were fired.
When Mosely heard the shots, he reportedly threw Diggs onto the ground and laid on top of her to shield her from being wounded.
In the process, Mosely was wounded and suffered non-life threatening injuries.
In the wake of the shooting, several community members spoke out against the violence in the community, stating that there was no reason for any high school student to even have a gun at a social gathering, much less to use it to injure friends or classmates.
On Monday morning, Mosely posted on his Facebook page a statement, which echoed those thoughts.
An emotional Mosely said that he now can’t walk across the stage of his high school graduation because of the incident.
“That could have been anyone,” Mosely said in his post, which has been shared hundreds of times since Monday morning.
TPSO is looking for leads to develop a suspect in the case.
Anyone with information is asked to call TPSO at (985) 876-2500.
Ellender students Marqute Mosely (right) and prom date Sherranika Diggs pose for camera before going off to their senior prom. Hours after the event, Mosely’s bravery shared, as he reportedly laid on top of Diggs to shield her from gunfire after an unknown suspect started shooting at an after-prom party.
