Law enforcement personnel work at the scene of a shooting at the Clinton Mardi Gras Parade on January 31, 2026 in Baton Rouge, La. Image Credit: AP
Authorities in Louisiana said Sunday (Feb. 1, 2026) that two teenagers were arrested and four others were injured in the shooting of a six-year-old child at a weekend parade in a small town.
The suspects, ages 19 and 15, are charged with attempted murder, obstruction of justice and reckless discharge of a firearm, the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a statement posted on social media.
People scramble for cover under gunfire during Mardi Gras Saturday (Jan. 31, 2026) at the Country Parade in Clinton, 50 km north of Baton Rouge.
All five victims are expected to survive, sheriff’s Chief Criminal Deputy Bill Cox said. lawyer Saturday (January 31, 2026). As of Sunday (February 1, 2026), the department said it was not aware of any changes in the victim’s conditions.
The district attorney’s office said Sunday (Feb. 1, 2026) that two charged teenagers are among three people arrested after they were found with firearms near a parade on Saturday (Jan. 31, 2026).
A third person, a 26-year-old man, has been charged with illegal possession of a firearm, the sheriff’s office said, but investigators do not believe he was involved in the shooting.
Authorities have not given a suspect motive for the shooting. More arrests are expected, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Investigators are asking anyone with photos or videos of the shooting or nearby areas to share them with authorities.
Published – February 02, 2026 at 05:36 am IST
