LAFAYETTE, La — The person injured in shooting at Bourgeois Park on Friday has died.
UL Police say that at around 2:11 a.m. on April 9, 2021, they responded to a shooting at Bourgeois Park located on Coliseum Blvd.
Upon arrival, officers learned that the victim, later identified as 23-year-old John Mitchell Sinegal Jr., had been transported to Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
UL Police say that Sinegal was not a student at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
A GoFundMe has been set up to assist with funeral arrangements for Sinegal.
The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact ULPD Lt. Darren Zachary at 337-296-4375.