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Two indicted in shooting death of teen in Rayne

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Two men have been indicted in the shooting death of a teen in Rayne.

41-year-old Scott Cooper of Carencro and 41-year-old Robert Allen Moreno of Houston have been indicted by a grand jury in the May 16 shooting of Garrison Gautreaux.
Gautreaux was a student at Notre Dame High School.

The 17-year-old was found dead in his vehicle parked in the 100 block of North Polk Street. Details on the incident or a motive have not been released.

Both Cooper and Moreno have been indicted on a second-degree murder charge. They are being held in the parish prison on $5 million bonds.

Cooper had previously served time for his part in a 1997 murder. To read more on that case, click here

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