LAPLACE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man turned himself in Monday after police said he kidnapped a woman and later fatally shot her in the head when she escaped, authorities said.

Corrie Wallace, 37, was charged Monday with first-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old Ja’Riel Sam, news outlets reported.

St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre said Sam and Wallace were acquaintances and Wallace went to Sam’s apartment early Sunday morning.

“Something went very wrong inside of her apartment,” Tregre said.

At some point, Wallace argued with Sam and later put her in the trunk of her own car and drove off, leaving her 4-year-old in the home alone, Tregre said.

Sam managed to open the trunk of the car and jump from the vehicle, Tregre said. She suffered road rash on her knees, legs and elbows but still attempted to run away from Wallace, Tregre said.

But Wallace also jumped out of the still-moving car and caught up to Sam, later shooting her in the head, Tregre said. The car crashed into a guard rail and Wallace left the scene, Tregre said.

Deputies responded to a car crash around 3:30 a.m. Sunday and found Sam’s body.

Tregre said deputies returned to Sam’s home and found her son laying in her bed traumatized.

“He heard his mama screaming,” Tregre said.

Deputies also discovered someone poured large amounts of bleach all over the home. Deputies identified Wallace as a suspect using crime cameras and other surveillance footage.

It’s unclear whether Wallace had an attorney who could comment on his behalf.

BATON ROUGE - Investigators with the Baton Rouge Police Department report arresting a man for his involvement in a shootout near a Juban Avenue residence on the first of April.

According to an official police report, 21-year-old Nortrell Poole took part in an exchange of gunfire within the 2800 block of Juban Avenue following a fight between several other men. 

Police say a man named Ashton Hatter and a second man named Jacoby Parker got into a fight on March 31 and made arrangements to continue fighting the next day.

The police report goes on to say that as scheduled, the two men met up and continued their spar on April 1; afterwards each man supposedly went home separately along with their friends.

But, police say shortly after Hatters arrived at his Juban Avenue residence, he, a second man whose last name is "Curry" and Poole participated in an exchange of gunfire. 

Police say Hatters told them Poole used an AR 15 during the exchange.  

Investigators arrested Poole for illegal use of weapons and attempted second-degree murder. 

Poole is being held in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on a bond of $45,000.

BATON ROUGE - Authorities are looking for a work release inmate who escaped state custody overnight.

Officials say Dequan Haney left a work release facility in Baton Rouge sometime early Thursday morning. The facility is located about a half-mile from the East Baton Rouge Prison.

Haney was previously arrested for simple burglary and simple battery in Pointe Coupee Parish. 

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact (225) 389-5000.