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    1 dead in Mardi Gras parade shooting in Louisiana

    PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) — Gunfire erupted at a Mardi Gras parade in Louisiana, leaving one man dead. Police have identified a suspect and were searching for him.

    Authorities say 27-year-old Dewayne Milton Smith was killed Sunday afternoon during the Plaquemine Community Parade in Plaquemine, which is roughly 80 miles west of New Orleans. No one else was injured.

    The Advocate reports http://bit.ly/zF5552 that police were searching for 25-year-old Akeem O. Gailes in connection with the killing. Investigators say the shooting followed an argument in the street.

    Tuesday is Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday. The advance celebrations are known as Carnival.

     

    13 comments

    • Joseph  •  Austin, Texas  •  2 mths ago
      you cant teach monkeys, animals who live on welfare who never had nothing, but thats the wonderful land of america, opportunity for gangs welfare an drugs,, what a toilet bowl america has become,
    • Ran-D  •  2 mths ago
      Thought it was a time to celebrate.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Washington, District of Columbia  •  2 mths ago
      Why can't we get along and have fun without any violence where someone would loose their live and the other would spend a few years in jail after pleadin' guilty!...
    • melinda  •  Knoxville, Tennessee  •  2 mths ago
      Plaquemine is not in Nawlins TL
    • Amber O'Bryan  •  St Clair Shores, Michigan  •  2 mths ago
      What a shame that someone thought this is the way to treat someone else. And what a shame it has to be this weekend.
    • Jerel  •  2 mths ago
      not all Blacks are idiots, not all Blacks carry guns and feel they have to solve disputes with a gun
    • KnowLA  •  New Orleans, Louisiana  •  2 mths ago
      Plaquemine is outside of Baton Rouge... It is a very small community where everyone knows each other - most of the people are very friendly.
    • abhorrent behavior  •  St Louis, Missouri  •  2 mths ago
      yo yo yo...bang Im dead
      • Denise 2 mths ago
        HEY ST.LOUIS -isnt it bad enough someone lost thier life? but to be so cold about it -thats whats wrong with this world today NO COMPASSION!!!!! why would you say such a cruel thinh as yo.yo.yo.bang im dead?? are you just that heartless and cold hearted that you not respect a life ?- or are you just plain ignorant and stupid? either way your comment is unacceptable to the world especially to the victims family-I wil lpray for you and i feel sorry for you-what a terrible way to feel going thru life so cold! may god bless you!
      • CountryGingerPrincess 2 mths ago
        I agree with you, Denise.
    • Melinda  •  2 mths ago
      How horrible!!!! I really wish people would think before they act and realize that shooting people is NOT going to get them anything good.
    • Bobby  •  2 mths ago
      Chocolate city chimpout *yawn*
      • LaJuan 2 mths ago
        it wasn't in
        new orleans. learn how to read
      • Daniel 2 mths ago
        same thing
    • Obama's Blue Lips  •  New Orleans, Louisiana  •  2 mths ago
      Blacks doing what black do! Look at all the shooting that are reported at the Martin Luther king parades all around the country. They are nothing but animals.
      • Denise 2 mths ago
        WOW cant believe the ignorance in this world -feel sorry for you on judgement day! I often wonder what really makes people lke you tic?? why do you feel so superior?- like you have a choice of what color your skin is or what your hertiage is-people like you sound outragously stupid!!!!!!! no matter who you are or what color your skin is- you should be proud! .... but EVERY NATIONALITY and EVERY PERSON HAS GOOD AND BAD IN THEM -YOUR CHOICE IS HOW YOU CONDUCT YOURSELF AND YOUR CHARACTER!!!!
      • Obama's Blue Lips 2 mths ago
        Truth hurts doesn't Denise! Wont change until people except the facts.
    • Mark  •  Fort Payne, Alabama  •  2 mths ago
      New Orleans is a dangerous place. My cousin was murdered there.
      • sasha r 2 mths ago
        Sorry for your loss, but Plaquemine is NOT in New Orleans.
    • TL  •  2 mths ago
      Sounds like any other day in Nawlins.
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