Three people are now in jail, accused in connection with two separate shootings that happened in Rayne Friday night.
Vanessa Sarver, 60, of Rayne, was booked with second-degree murder in connection with the slaying of Thomas Blake Touchet, 59. That shooting happened at about 7 p.m. Friday night at a dollar store located on The Boulevard. Officers responded to a call to investigate a shooting, and found Touchet suffering from several gunshot wounds. He died on the way to the hospital, police say.
The other shooting happened at about 6 p.m., near the intersection of Fourth Street and West Bernard. Police found one person suffering from a gunshot wound after they were called to a report of a fight between two families.
Police say they learned that a man named Robert Wheeler, 32, allegedly hit a woman named Leslie White, 38, in the face. They lived together on Flamingo Street, police say.
After that happened, White allegedly got a gun and shot Wheeler in the leg. Wheeler was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Wheeler was booked with domestic abuse battery, and White was booked with domestic abuse second-degree battery with a firearm. She also was wanted on two outstanding bench warrants, police say.
Both shootings are still under investigation.
