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Law enforcement respond to incident at Rayne High stadium

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Posted at 10:21 PM, Oct 11, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-11 23:32:52-04

The Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office says they are responding to an incident at the Rayne High School stadium.

Sheriff K.P. Gibson tells KATC that his deputies are assisting with the call and Rayne Police are also on scene.

Chief Carroll Stelly confirmed that the incident was a shots fired call, he also stated that police were working a separate shooting incident in a different location. Details on both incidents were not immediately available.

Rayne High hosted Eunice High School earlier this evening. The incident happened just after the game ended according to those in the area.

Buses from Eunice High were allowed to leave the stadium, according to one parent.