Chief addresses latest shooting

By: TONY MARKS Editor Ville Platte Chief of Police Al Perry Thomas, during the city council meeting held Tuesday, August 13, addressed the latest shooting incident. According to the chief, the shooting occurred on the previous day at Gabriel Villa. “We’ve got a good idea who the suspects are,” Chief Thomas said. “We had one victim who was grazed in the stomach. He was brought to Merc...

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