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