Arrest is made in connection with second degree murder

Chief A. Perry Thomas, of the Ville Platte Police Department, reports an arrest has been made in a case of second degree murder, which occurred at 3:30 p.m. on June 25, on South Soileau Street, in Ville Platte. On the day of the shooting, a call was placed to 911 concerning a shooting in an apartment near the intersection of Soileau Street and Edward Knotoe Thomas, Jr. Street. The victim, a 17-y...

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