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Deputies with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a fatal shooting on Sunday night on Bayou Fountain Avenue in the city.

A Lafayette man is in custody this morning following an officer-involved shooting that took place over the weekend.

A 70-year-old Lafayette woman was shot Friday morning. Her brother has been arrested.

A 70-year-old woman is listed in critical condition and her brother has been arrested after a shooting in the 700 block of White Oak Drive shortly before 7:00 a.m. Friday morning.

This is an ongoing investigation.

One person was hospitalized and a second person has been detained in the shooting that took place about 8 pm last night.

A vigil for Kendall Thompson, Jr. of Jeanerette will be held today at the place where he was killed at the corner of Martin Luther King Drive and Guilberteau Street in Jeanerette starting at 5:00 p.m.

17-year-old Comeaux High student Mathew Carter remains in serious condition following a robbery this past Saturday (01/18/2020) in which he sustained critical gunshot wounds.

The victim is reported to have received non-life threatening injuries.

Opelousas Police are investigating a shooting that happened on S. Railroad Avenue last night that left one woman seriously injured.

Sheriff K.P. Gibson says the investigation is ongoing.

Authorities in New Iberia believe the homicide was a result of a robbery gone wrong.