Dennis Knecht and Cynthia Knecht Obituary Slidell: Further details released in Monday shooting on Military Road and Gause Boulevard near the Walgreens

A shooting incident that occurred in Slidell on Monday afternoon is being looked into by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office.

The incident is suspected of being a murder-suicide by deputies. A woman and a man died in the incident.

The victims were identified by the St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office as Cynthia Knecht, 64, and Dennis F. Knecht, 67.

Cynthia Knecht passed away en route to the hospital, while Dennis Knecht passed away at the scene.

The shooting happened near the Walgreens, on Military Road and Gause Boulevard.

Further details concerning the circumstances surrounding the incident was not immediately released, as investigation is ongoing.

This is a developing story.

Slidell is a city on the northeast shore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 28,781 at the 2020 census, making it the sixteenth-most populous city in Louisiana. It is part of the New Orleans−Metairie−Kenner metropolitan statistical area.