LAFAYETTE, La. — An arrest has been made in the shooting death of a 70-year-old Lafayette man.
On Wednesday, detectives were able to identify and arrest the shooter responsible for the homicide of Stannford David Mouton, according to a spokesperson for the Lafayette Police Department. Leonce Boutte, 27, of Lafayette, was arrested on warrants for one count of second-degree murder and three counts of attempted first-degree murder. He was booked into the Lafayette Parish Jail.
On Tuesday, at 4:31 am, Boutte had engaged in a separate incident with other victims in the area of Macklyn Street that resulted in him discharging a firearm. As a result of Boutte discharging his gun, one of the rounds struck and killed Mouton, while he was inside of his home.
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