A shooting in the 200 block of Gulino Street in Opelousas at about 1:30 a.m. today claimed the life of a 16-year-old male, according to St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz.
Opelousas Police contacted the sheriff’s office and reported the teenage was at the Opelousas General Hospital north campus with a gunshot wound to the back.
The youth later died from the injury.
The investigation is ongoing and no other information is being released at this time, the news release stated.
Anyone with information on this or any other crime is asked to call 948-TIPS or tip online at stlandrycrimestoppers.com. All calls are anonymous and could earn up to a $1,000 cash reward. Download the free P3 app on a mobile device and “Say it Here” to submit an anonymous tips.