Ville Platte Chief of Police A. Perry Thomas (center) and other law enforcement officers investigate evidence collected at the scene of a fatal shooting in Ville Platte on Monday, May 4. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - The life of a Ville Platte High School student was tragically cut short after he was shot and killed on the afternoon of Monday, May 4. According to a press release from the Ville Platte Police Department, the shooting occurred shortly before 1 p.m. near the intersection of Martin Luther King Street and Calcasieu Street in Ville Platte. Pronounced dead at the s…
