Houma man charged with murder in Bayou Blue shooting death
A Houma man was arrested Friday after police said he shot and killed a Bayou Blue resident Thursday night.
Earl Verdin, 22, is charged with second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a person convicted of domestic abuse battery, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office said Saturday. He is accused of killing 57-year-old Chad Daigle.
Deputies were called about 10:35 p.m. Thursday to a bar in Bayou Blue to investigate a disturbance, authorities said. About 35 minutes later, they received another call about gunshots fired near Meadowland Drive and Bayou Blue Road.
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Daigle suffered a gunshot to his torso outside his home, the Sheriff’s Office said. He then walked back into his home and collapsed. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Verdin had confronted Daigle at his home regarding an earlier dispute at a bar, police said.
“Daigle reportedly told Verdin to get off his property,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. “Then, Daigle fired the shotgun into the ground. Verdin, who was armed with a handgun, then fired several rounds at Daigle, striking him.”
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After turning himself in Friday, Verdin was booked into the Lafourche Parish jail, where he is being held on $1.5 million bail.
— Staff Writer Dan Copp can be reached at 448-7639 or at dan.copp@houmatoday.com. Follow him on Twitter @DanVCopp.
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