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Opelousas man indicted in fatal shooting

Posted at 9:55 AM, Apr 30, 2019
and last updated 2019-04-30 13:53:04-04

OPELOUSAS, La. – A 32-year-old Opelousas man has been indicted in the January 10th shooting death of 22-year-old John O’Neil Jason, also of Opelousas.

On April 29, 2019, the St. Landry Parish Grand Jury reported to and filed a true bill against Darrell D. Young for the second degree murder of Jason.

A second-degree murder conviction carries a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without the benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence.

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