New Orleans mother of four fatally stabbed Saturday in Hammond

HAMMOND, La. (WVUE) - A New Orleans woman died Saturday (April 27) after being found in the back seat of a vehicle bleeding from several stab wounds, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office said.

The slain woman was identified as 31-year-old Carol Allen, a mother of four children, the agency said.

Sheriff Daniel Edwards’ office said Allen was discovered in the vehicle Saturday around 2:30 p.m. Deputies attempted to stop her bleeding, but the agency said the woman died while receiving emergency treatment at a hospital.

No suspect or motive in the killing has been disclosed. The vehicle Allen was in was found on West Pleasant Ridge Road in Hammond, the agency said.

The agency asks anyone with information on the crime to contact TPSO Sgt. Matt Dean at (985) 902-2018 or Crimestoppers of Tangipahoa at (800) 554-5245.

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