LAFAYETTE, La. — A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the W. Gilman Street homicide investigation.
Zentrell Gardner, 19, of St. Martinville, was arrested and booked into the Lafayette Parish Jail for one count of second degree murder and eight counts attempted first degree murder.
The first suspect arrested in the case is a juvenile. That suspect was arrested on eight counts of attempted first degree murder and one count of accessory after the fact to second degree murder.
The Lafayette Police Department responded to the 500 block of W. Gilman Street, in reference to a shooting incident on July 5, 2023. Officers located one victim suffering multiple gunshot wounds. The victim, Kvon O'Neil, 19, was taken to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.
It was then determined that just prior to this shooting incident a previous shooting incident occurred at Big Boys Tobacco Plus located at 812 N. University Ave. in Lafayette, the spokesperson stated. No one was injured in that shooting.
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