UPDATE, 8/27/24, 2:30 p.m.: Police said one person was killed and another is in stable condition as a result of the shooting.
Jarrian “Nu Glizzy” Bernard, 20, of Abbeville, was pronounced dead at 8:52 p.m. Monday, authorities said.
Johntrell Rice, 26, of Abbeville, was taken to a local hospital before being transferred to a Lafayette hospital, where he is listed in stable condition.
While en route to the call officers gave chase to a vehicle with emergency flashers which turned out to be someone rushing a victim to Abbeville General Hospital, authorities said.
The suspect, D’Jacqney “Poppy” Mitchell, 20, remains at large. Warrants will be issued for one count of first degree murder and one count of attempted first degree murder, police said.
Investigators said a large group of people were shooting dice under the pavilion at Herod Village Apartments when one of the players pulled out an illegally modified automatic weapon and fired a couple of bursts of rounds, injuring the two victims.
ORIGINAL STORY: ABBEVILLE, La. (KLFY) — The Abbeville Police Department is investigating a shooting reported Monday night, police chief confirms.
Police Chief Mike Hardy said the shooting was reported on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
Hardy said two people were injured in the shooting but did not have information on their condition status, as of around 10:15 p.m.
This report will be updated as information becomes available
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