Injured Louisiana boy hailed a 'superhero' for seeking help during deadly stabbing rampage

A 6-year-old boy from Houma, Louisiana , is being hailed as a "superhero" for escaping a mass stabbing that left four dead, making it to a neighbor's doorstep and passing out inside the house after suffering stab wounds that landed him in the hospital.

The suspect, Kaegan Jude Solet, 47, reportedly followed the boy to the neighbor's door, knocked him to the ground and then fled.

Once the boy got in the house, he lost consciousness, according to local WWL, and the neighbor called 911.

Solet was also hospitalized for injuries that took place during the alleged mass stabbing.

He was released from the hospital on Tuesday and and booked on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder, according to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office.

MAN ACCUSED IN BRUTAL MOTEL STABBING SOUGHT AS PERSON OF INTEREST IN 4 DEATHS, CHILD ATTACK The boy is "stable" after suffering multiple stab wounds, his father wrote Tuesday in a Facebook post.

"Please pray for my little man as he recovers he’s so so strong and such a fighter," the father wrote.

"Current status (he’s stable) thank everybody for reaching out." "I just wanna thank everybody for the prayers I’m trying to tell everyone thank you it’s just a lot right now," the boy's father wrote on X, sharing memorials that describe her son as a "superhero" and mourn the loss of four family members, adding his son "appreciates every last one of you reaching out and helping and praying." DAYCARE OPERATOR ARRESTED AFTER 3-YEAR-OLD WAS LEFT UNCONSCIOUS IN POOL FOR 20 MINUTES, DIED "I told him earlier that he has so many people behind him and praying for him and he smiled thank yall fr , god bless." The Terrebonne Sheriff's office captured Solet early Sunday morning after a manhunt aided by the boy and the neighbor.

"On September 12, 2026, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the 200 block of Ashland Drive, where they located a juvenile suffering from apparent stab wounds," a sheriff's office Facebook post read.

"The juvenile was transported by Acadian Ambulance Service Air Med to an out-of-area hospital in critical condition.

"As Deputies continued their preliminary investigation, four deceased victims were discovered inside two nearby residences.

Detectives were called in to assist, and began processing multiple scenes, gathering evidence, interviewing witnesses, and developing information surrounding the incidents.

During the investigation, Detectives identified Solet as a person of interest and began an intensive effort to locate him." There was a GoFundMe set up for the boy and his family.

The crowdfunding page identified the boy's relatives Verna Mae Verdin, Letha Verret as victims who were killed in their home during the attack.