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Man arrested in video poker room shooting death

Police in Arnaudville arrested a man for the death of a 31-year-old during a Labor Day Weekend shooting.
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ARNAUDVILLE — Police in Arnaudville arrested a man for the death of another during a Labor Day Weekend shooting.

In a post on Facebook, Arnaudville Police Chief Josh Ross said the shooting happened Saturday evening at a video poker room on Main Street.

Ross said 22-year-old Hayden Boudreaux entered the video poker room just before 6:30 p.m. and got into a fight with the victim, 31-year-old Nathan Powell.

Ross said Boudreaux pulled out a gun from his pocket and shot Powell twice in the neck before running off.

Powell died at the hospital.

Ross said officers arrested Boudreaux about an hour later.

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