A livestream video of the Mass captures the tense moments when presiding Fr. Nicholas DuPre was alerted to the situation.
Though the suspect was quickly neutralized, panic broke out when the suspect told police a second shooter was near the building. That is when law enforcement entered the church to make sure there was no additional danger. No other suspect was found.
The 16-year-old suspect was charged with terrorizing and two counts of possession of a firearm by a juvenile. He is being held in the Abbeville General Hospital Behavioral Unit for medical evaluation.
Lafayette, Louisiana Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel said “We are thankful to God that a tragedy was avoided.” “Let us pray for an end to all threats of violence to innocent human life,” he added.
The parish informed that “out of an abundance of caution, we will have uniformed law enforcement at all upcoming Masses.”
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