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Louisiana shootings: Five killed, suspect absconding

Sentinel Digital Desk

Houston: A manhunt is underway in the southeastern US state of Louisiana for a 21-year-old man suspected of gunning down five people, local authorities said. Dakota Theriot, 21, is wanted in connection with the shootings, authorities said on Saturday, Xinhua reported. Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre told a news conference that deputies were called to a trailer in the city of Gonzales, about 40 kilometres southeast of Louisiana’s capital Baton Rouge, for a “domestic incident” on Saturday morning. Upon arrival, deputies found Elizabeth and Keith Theriot, both 51, who had been shot but were still alive. (IANS)