Man Arrested in Lafayette Parish Homicide

(KPEL News) – Officials with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office have arrested a man following a shooting Monday night.

One Person Shot to Death in Lafayette Parish

Sheriff’s deputies were called out to the 100 block of Loranger Drive on Monday night after a report was made about a shooting.

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When deputies went into the home after arriving at around 10:30, they discovered the body of 43-year-old Christopher Conners.

One Person Arrested in the Death of a Lafayette Parish Man

As detectives started their investigation, they determined that a 35-year-old man was a suspect. They arrested 35-year-old Blake Girouard, who was found at a nearby home.

He was arrested on a charge of 2nd Degree Murder. The man was taken to the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center and booked into the facility on the murder charges.

Officials have not given any information surrounding the circumstances of the shooting…

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