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Police provide photo of man wanted in fatal Carencro shooting

Posted at 1:06 PM, Jul 28, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-28 14:06:24-04

Police have released a photo of the man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting Saturday afternoon in Carencro.

The suspect, Kendall Leopaul, 19, of Lafayette, is wanted. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Carencro Police Department or 232-TIPS.

21-year-old Vontre Broussard of Lafayette was shot as he exited a vehicle to go into the Walgreens at around 2:30 p.m. in the 900 block of Gloria Switch Road near University Avenue, police say. Broussard was brought to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police allege that Leopaul opened fire on the victim, firing multiple rounds at Broussard and into the vehicle Broussard was in.

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