UPDATE: California man arrested for 2nd degree murder after dispute with roommate
UPDATE, 11:12 A.M.: The victim has been identified as Kiswanna Patterson Latham 30, of California.
Lafayette Police originally reported that the suspect, Rickey Matthews was from Lafayette. Matthews is originally from Compton, California.
ORIGINAL, 10:09 A.M.: LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – A Lafayette man is in jail charged with the murder of his roommate.
According to Lafayette Police, officers responded to the 2400 block of W. Pinhook Road just before 10 p.m. Sunday night in reference to a woman suffering from a gunshot wound.
On arrival, they found the victim unresponsive and began life saving measures until paramedics arrived. The victim was transported to a local hospital where she later died.
Investigators found the victim had been involved in a dispute with her roommate, Rickey Matthews, 52 of Lafayette, prior to the shooting. Matthews was placed under arrest and booked into Lafayette Parish Correctional Center for Second Degree Murder.