The St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Slidell man in connection with the murder of his 40-year-old cousin.
Shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday, May 30, STPSO deputies were dispatched to the 58000 block of Lynn Road near Slidell in reference to a reported shooting. The victim, who has been identified by the St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s office as 40-year-old Matthew Cetrone, was transported to a local-area hospital where he died.
The investigation revealed that for unknown reasons, the perpetrator, identified as Christopher Aaron Burns (D.O.B. 04/19/1991) exited the residence firing numerous rounds from a firearm. At some point, the victim went outside to investigate the sound of gunfire and was fatally wounded.
Burns was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail on a single count of Second Degree Murder.