Two Bogalusa teens indicted in connection with 16-year-old’s fatal shooting

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BOGALUSA, La. (WGNO) — Two 15-year-olds have been indicted in connection with a shooting that left a 16-year-old boy dead in Bogalusa in April.

According to the Office of District Attorney Collin Sims, Frank Parker and Jyhren Cotton were each indicted on charges of second-degree murder and six counts of attempted second-degree murder on May 6.

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Sims said the indictment “involves a shooting at a Union Street residence in Bogalusa on April 13, 2024, which led to the death of a 16-year-old male juvenile.”

The district attorney’s office reported that Parker and Cotton were indicted by a Washington Parish grand jury, and both will be tried as adults.

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