Chief Neal Lartigue reports a shooting.
On January 8, 2022 at approximately 6:45 p.m., Officers with the Ville Platte Police Department responded to a report of a shooting in an apartment complex in the 800 block of North Latour Street in Ville Platte. Upon arrival they located a black male who had been shot multiple times with injuries to his upper thighs and a finger. Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Deputies arrived on the scene to assist secure the scene. The victim was transported by Acadian Ambulance to Lafayette General Hospital for treatment. The victim was reported to be in stable condition.
The only description that the victim could provide was that the suspect was a black male in a grey car.
Chief Lartigue is asking anyone with information on the suspect or the shooting incident to call 337-363-1316. Your call will remain anonymous.
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