Homecoming game is cancelled because of fatal shooting
Pictured are a purple “V’ and “P” that were painted at midfield for the Ville Platte High homecoming game against Church Point. The game was interrupted and cancelled because of gun shots. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - With 9:04 remaining in the second quarter, and with Church Point leading Ville Platte High 14-0, shots erupted from outside Bulldog Stadium causing the remainder of the game to be cancelled. According to a press release, Chief A. Perry Thomas reports that detectives with the Ville Platte Police Department, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Police and the …
