Drive-by shooting in Lafayette kills 1 victim, injures 5

Published 12:02 pm Monday, May 1, 2023

A drive-by shooting killed one person and wounded five others early Sunday in the south Louisiana city of Lafayette.

Police said unidentified people traveling in a vehicle began shooting at people in another vehicle around 3 a.m. at an intersection of two major roads just west of downtown Lafayette.

Police arrived to find five people shot, one of whom later died. The other four were taken to hospitals. A sixth person later arrived at a local hospital with a gunshot wound was in critical condition early Sunday.

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Investigating police did not name the person who died, or any suspects in the shooting.