VPSO investigating shooting, stabbing on Ikes Road

VERNON PARISH, La. (KALB) - The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating after several people were injured and one person died in a shooting and stabbing incident on Ikes Road. VPSO and Rosepine Police responded to a home on Ikes Road around 1:50 a.m. Tuesday morning and found a woman suffering from a stab wound, a man suffering from a life-threatening laceration and another man dead from a gunshot wound. According to a news release, it was determined that the injured woman was staying the night at the home of some friends to avoid her estranged boyfriend. VPSO said that Tommy Tullis, 47, of Boyce, entered the home through a window during the night, then physically assaulted the woman in front of her children. Two other adults were present at the home, when the male homeowner tried to intervene in the assault. Tullis then inflicted a life-threatening wound to the homeowner. The homeowner retreated to another room to arm himself. Tullis attempted to enter the room by force and was shot upon entry. The male victim was transported to a medical facility in Lake Charles, but his condition is unknown at this time. The woman was treated at a local medical facility and released. The investigation is ongoing.