UPDATE: A suspect has been arrested in connection with the Wednesday shooting death of a woman in Rayne.
The shooting happened at 11:40 am on March 9 in the 200 block of Benoit Street.
On scene, officers located 20-year-old Alessia Joy Malone suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. She was transported to an area hospital where she later died.
23-year-old Trenden Mylar McGuire was arrested by the Rayne Police Department following an investigation into the incident.
Police say that McGuire was Malone's boyfriend.
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