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Jennings man arrested in connection with Congress Street shooting

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A Jennings man has been booked in connection with the October 8 shooting on West Congress Street.

Ladavion Gallegos, 19, was booked with four counts attempted second-degree murder and one count simple burglary.

The shooting happened around 2:18 a.m. in the 2400 block of West Congress.

Police say the victim, a 20-year-old man, was shot by a man who produced a weapon and fired it. He initially was listed in critical condition at a local hospital.