Shooting Incident In Church Point Leaves One Dead

CHURCH POINT, La. (KPEL-FM) - One person is dead following a shooting Monday night in Church Point, Louisiana.

Church Point Police Respond to Monday Night Shooting

Officers with the Church Point Police Department responded to a report of an unidentified gunshot victim at the Acadia St. Landry Hospital just before 8:00 pm on Monday, July 7.

Victim Dies After Arriving at Hospital with Gunshot Wound

Authorities said the victim died from a single gunshot wound. The victim's name has not yet been released by police.

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Shooting Occurred on North Wilson Street

According to CPPD, the shooting took place in the 600 block of North Wilson Street off West Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Church Point.

Identity of Suspect Withheld

A person of interest has been identified by authorities as the possible shooter, but that person's name has not been released either.

Investigation into Homicide Remains Ongoing

No other details were released, and the investigation remains ongoing.

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