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Deputies investigating fatal shooting in Sorrento

Posted: Jan 14, 2013 7:24 AM by AP

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SORRENTO, La. (AP) - Ascension Parish sheriff's deputies are investigating a fatal shooting in Sorrento.

Chief Deputy Tony Bacala says that the victim, 41-year-old Gerald Wilkins of Baton Rouge, was identified through fingerprints.

Bacala says the sheriffs' office received a call at 7:53 a.m. Saturday about a man seen lying on the side of LV Road.

Bacala says witnesses reported gunshots in the area between 3:30 a.m. and 4:30 a.m.

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Information from: The Advocate, http://theadvocate.com

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