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Two accused of firing shots at occupied home in Jeanerette

Posted at 5:51 PM, Mar 28, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-28 18:51:38-04

Two men have been arrested in connection with a shots fired investigation in Jeanerette.

The Jeanerette Marshal’s Office says that 23-year-old Denzel Matthews and 18-year-old McClellan Molo of Jeanerette are accused in a shots-fired incident on Church Street on Wednesday.

Officials say that they responded to the call of shots fired on Church Street, finding a home with several bullet holes. That home, marshals say was occupied at the time of the shooting.

Matthews and Molo were arrested. Matthews has been booked with attempted second-degree murder while Molo has been booked with principal to attempted second-degree murder.

Both were transported to the Iberia Parish jail.