The LSU Police Department arrested a University student who attempted to shoot her mother in New Orleans on Oct. 8.

Around 6:30 a.m., LSUPD received a call from the step-father of Nicole Lea Boover, 19, of 4617 Richland Ave. in Metairie, informing the police that Boover had attempted to shoot her mother several times at a New Orleans residence, according to a news release.

Boover’s step-father said he believed she was driving back to the University campus with a male companion.

After communicating with the New Orleans Police Department, LSUPD were able to find and arrest Boover, a biological sciences major, at her on-campus residence.

Officers also found marijuana in her residence and vehicle. She was charged with attempted first degree murder by NOPD and possession of marijuana by LSUPD.