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Franklin Police investigating Mardi Gras Day shooting

Posted at 1:49 PM, Mar 06, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-07 17:33:01-05

Franklin police are investigating a shooting that happened after the city’s Mardi Gras Parade on Tuesday.

A spokesman with the police department says there is currently an investigation into a gun being fired on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard between Second and Third streets around 3:30 pm on Mardi Gras.

No one was injured in the shooting. An investigation continues.

Anyone with information is asked to call Franklin Police at (337) 828-6331.

Videos of the shot being fired were shared on social media following the incident.

The case remains under investigation.