Teenage Boy Shot By Louisiana Parish Police Officer

A Louisiana police officer shot a 14-year-old boy while investigating a report that armed males had entered an abandoned house in New Orleans parish region, according to Reuters.

The teenager was shot dead during an altercation with the police officer responding to the call, Louisiana state police said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.

The incident occurred in Terrebonne Parish, located in the southern part of the state. As of the 2010 census, the population was 111,860.

The altercation between the Terrebonne Parish deputies occurred when they were responding to 911 emergency calls of armed individuals entering the house, according to Reuters.

The alleged intruders was inside a home in a heavily residential area of Houma, about 57 miles southwest of New Orleans, Louisiana State Police spokesman Evan Harrell said, Reuters reported.

Officers found a weapon "in close proximity" to the victim's body, Harrell said, adding a fifth person was being sought by police after escaping from the home, Reuters reported.

Two juveniles and a 18-year-old were arrested, but police were not releasing their identities, Harrell said, according to Reuters. The three suspects are facing possible criminal trespassing charges.

The shooting was also being investigated by Louisiana state police at the request of the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office, Harrell said, according to Reuters.

Houma is a city in the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, the second largest parish in Louisiana in terms of land area. Terrebonne Parish has been a center of Cajun culture since the eighteenth century and more than 10% of the residents speak French at home.