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UPDATE: One dead, two wounded in today's New Iberia shootings

New Iberia Police
Posted at 5:34 PM, Jun 14, 2020
and last updated 2020-06-14 23:24:52-04

UPDATE: One person died and two others were shot in New Iberia today.

Police do not believe the shootings were related.

This evening in the 500 block of Johnston Street, one man died and another is being treated for injuries in a shooting that happened at about 7 p.m., police say. The men were brothers, police say.

If anyone has information about this crime, they can call Iberia Crime Stoppers @337-364-TIPS or the New Iberia Police Department @ 337-369-2306.

Earlier, we reported that New Iberia Police were investigating another shooting that happened today.

Police were called to a shooting in the 1500 block of Rogers Street at about 4:30 p.m. They found one man had been shot. The shooting happened outside a residence, police say.

The victim has been transported to an area hospital, but his condition is not known at this time, police say.

The investigation is underway. If anyone has information about this crime, they can call Iberia Crime Stoppers @337-364-TIPS or the New Iberia Police Department @ 337-369-2306.