- A shooting reportedly took place on the morning of Tuesday, April 2 on Breaux Alley in New Iberia.
- KATC has repeatedly reached out to New Iberia Police on the matter; no official reports or statements have been made at this time.
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“It’s just so sad; the pain, the hurt...they don’t even realize.”
A neighborhood….
“This is happening too often, and—on this street.”
….torn apart by gun violence.
“It was just so sad to see the young people out there on the ground, suffering.”
Breaux Alley resident Rosalind Bobb tells me she heard gunshots just down the street from her house, on the morning of Tuesday, April 2.
“…and it was at least about 30 shots, 30 to 40.”
“How many people?”
“I don’t even know, I’m not even sure, but I know it was our children was on the ground.”
Rosalind said this is an issue she’s all too familiar with. “I had a son murdered right around the corner. Next week, the 11th, it’s gonna be 18 years. It’s just sad cause after 18 years, I thought things would be a little better.”
As of now, KATC has yet to receive any information from New Iberia Police, regarding Tuesday’s shooting. Because of this, KATC cannot accurately report the number of people injured.
“I don’t know what’s going on, but some awareness needs to be put out, the community needs to stand on this, because somebody’s gonna get killed.”
Another local also hopes to get clarity on the situation.
“It was like 100 rounds that was let off. This was not like…you know, a little spat that happened between two people; this was like…a freaking shooting!" The local said that they 'do not feel protected with the current patrolling in place.'
“If it woulda happened across the bayou, ya know on the other side....I just feel that more would’ve been done.” With relatives on Breaux Alley, they are concerned for their family’s safety.
“We are never gonna get peace and we’re never gonna be where we need to be with the community, if the police are not speaking about it.”
