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Wednesday, 24 April 2024

City councilman calls for end to violence

Credit: KATC - Arcadiana
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City councilman calls for end to violence
City councilman calls for end to violence
City councilman calls for end to violence

CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE ANOVERNIGHT SHOOTINGTHAT LEFT TWO PEOPLE DEAD.OFFICIALS CORTEZ MONTOGMERY ANDKEONDRE CARLISLE WERE KILLEDAROUND 9:30 LAST NIGHT ONMISSISSIPPI STREET.

KATIEEASTER IS IN NEW IBERIA-- WHATARE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HOPINGFOR?KATIE I SPOKE WITH COUNCILMANMARLON LEWIS, WHO TELLS ME THISIS ENOUGH VIOLENCE, HE IS ASKINGEVERYONE TOPUT DOWN THEUN GS MARLON LEWIS/ CITY COUNCILMAN DISTRICT TWO"I FEEL LIKE WE KNOW THEPROBLEM, AND WE ARE STUCK INBETWEEN THE PROBLEM AND THESOLUTION" 20-YEAR-OLD CORTEZMONTGOMERY AND 19-YEAR-OLDKEONDRE CARLISLE WERE FOUNDSHOT TO DEATH ON MISSISSIPPISTREET THURSDAY NIGHTLEWIS "IT SEEMS LIKE GUNVIOLENCE, BLACK ON BLACK CRIMEHAS BECAME THE NEWSPECTATOR SPORT.

WE SEE,E WDON'T SAY THEN THEN WE APPLA" UDA FAMILY MEMBER OF MONTGOMERYTELLS KATC THE TWO YOUNG MENWERE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THEWRONG TIME.

THEY SAY THEY WERETHERE TO PICK UP A FRIEND WHENSHOTS WERE FIRED.

LEWIS "IT'SHEART WRENCHING.

IT MAKES YOUWONDER, MAKES YOU WORRY, WHEN ISIT GOING TO STOP, WHO IS NEXT"KATIE POLICE ARE ASKING ANYONEWITH ANY INFORMATION TO CONTACTTHEM.

IN NEW IBERIA KATIE EASTERKATC TV3POLICE IN SAINT MARTINVILLE AREINVESTIGATING AN OVERNIGHTSHOO

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