Six people, including a child, were shot at a carnival parade Louisiana On Saturday, leading authorities took a man into custody, according to multiple reports.
A local news agency reported a mass shooting near a courthouse in Clinton, Louisiana, during a “Mardi Gras in the Country” event. WBRZ reported. The local sheriff told a local news outlet that the parade was immediately shut down.
One person is in custody, authorities told the outlet — and investigators are searching for a vehicle they suspect was used in the shooting.
The East Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office, which oversees Clinton, did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Guardian.
WBRZ reported Louisiana The state police is investigating. Streets near the courthouse were reportedly blocked off by state troopers and officers with the sheriff’s office.
Clinton has a population of about 1,300. It is part of the metropolitan area surrounding Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s capital city.
Saturday’s carnage in Clinton made at least 24 mass shootings in the US so far, according to a nonpartisan report. Gun Violence Archive.
The archive defines a mass shooting as one in which four or more victims are injured or killed.
The continuing high number of mass shootings in the US has led many to call on Congress to enact more meaningful gun control measures. But the Congress over the years ignored or heeded such calls.
