SLIDELL — A man was taken to a hospital after a shooting at a residence near Slidell early Sunday, November 8. A Waveland, Mississippi, man was arrested on an attempted second degree murder charge, according to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded shortly after 2 a.m. to a reported shooting in the 200 block of Military Road.
The sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit said George Goetz, 40, went to the residence and encountered a female acquaintance and another man. Investigators allege that, after a brief interaction, Goetz drew a firearm and shot the man.
The wounded man was transported to an area hospital. The sheriff’s release did not identify him or provide his condition.
Goetz was arrested and charged with one count of attempted second degree murder. The release said he was being booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center. The charge is an allegation, not a conviction.
