Accidental shooting in Ville Platte involving two 10-year-olds

Boy in critical condition after accidental shooting in Ville Platte

A 10-year-old boy is in critical condition after an accidental shooting in Ville Platte over the weekend.According to the Evangeline Parish Sheriffs Office, the boy and another 10-year-old found a loaded gun inside a vehicle Saturday afternoon on Quail Loop, just outside the city limits. Investigators say the two began playing with the firearm when it went off, striking one of the boys in the head.The child was airlifted to a hospital in Baton R…

10-year old boy accidentally shoots another 10-year-old in Ville Platte

VILLE PLATTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Evangeline Parish Sheriff Charles Guillory confirmed that two 10-year-old boys from Ville Platte were involved in an accidental shooting over the weekend. He said it happened on Quail Loop Street on Sunday, August 10,…

One boy hospitalized after 10-year-olds find, play with loaded gun in Ville Platte

Two 10-year-old boys from the Ville Platte area were involved in an accidental shooting, the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office confirmed to KLFY.

Accidental shooting in Ville Platte involving two 10-year-olds

VILLE PLATTE, La. (KLFY) -- It has been confirmed by the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office that two 10-year-old boys from the Ville Platte area were involved in an accidental shooting. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon, around 1:30 p.m., on Quail Loop Street. Officials said the boys were playing a game when one of the children picked up a weapon that was supposed to be locked up, unaware the weapon was loaded. According to authorities t…