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JEFFERSON PARISH, La. (WGNO) — A man is accused of a fatal hit-and-run in Jefferson Parish.

According to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, 43-year-old Jacob April of Metairie was arrested for an alleged connection to a hit-and-run that killed 22-year-old Shawn Morgan on July 18.

April is accused of running over Morgan at the intersection of Brockenbraugh Street and Claudius Street on July 18.

April was released from jail on a $100,000 bond.

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