Manhunt ends with arrest after 4 killed and child wounded in Louisiana stabbing spree
Authorities in Louisiana have arrested a person of interest in a stabbing spree that left four people dead and a child hospitalized in critical condition.
A manhunt was underway for Kaegan Jude Solet, 47, who was named a person of interest in connection with Saturday’s stabbing spree in Houma, about 60 miles southwest of New Orleans, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet said.
Solet was taken into custody Sunday morning, the sheriff said, noting the case remains “an active and ongoing investigation.”
Deputies were called to the 200 block of Ashland Drive on Saturday, where they found a child with multiple stab wounds. The child was transported by Acadian Ambulance Service Air Med to an out-of-area hospital in critical condition.
“As the investigation continued, deputies discovered multiple deceased victims inside nearby homes. At least four victims have been pronounced deceased,” the sheriff’s office said.
Authorities have not publicly identified the victims or shared whether they had any relationship with Solet. Investigators also have not shared what may have caused the violence.
While the search for Solet was underway, authorities said they didn’t think he had gone far.
“We’re using every investigative tool that we have,” Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office Lt. Blake Tabor told Fox News Digital. “Our hope is that we plan to get him in custody very quickly.”
Tabor said investigators do not have information indicating that he planned to leave the state or “go on the run.”
Solet had previously been arrested in connection with a stabbing in December 2019. He was arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder after stabbing a woman repeatedly and leaving her locked inside a Houma motel room, police said at the time.
Houma police found the 59-year-old woman lying on the floor of her room with numerous stab wounds. Solet was arrested about 18 hours later and taken into custody without incident.
He was booked on one count of attempted second-degree murder. However, a jury later found him not guilty, Houma Today reported.
Following Saturday’s stabbing, authorities are asking anyone with information regarding Solet’s whereabouts to contact the sheriff’s department at 985-876-2500.
