Three arrested after Clinton parade shooting injures five
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Clinton, Louisiana. Authorities arrested three people after gunfire struck a Mardi Gras parade Saturday, injuring five, including a six-year-old child. East Feliciana Parish deputies detained three suspects at the scene and later charged two, Noah Basquine, 19, and a 15-year-old, with attempted second-degree murder, obstruction and reckless discharge; a 26-year-old was charged with illegal weapons possession and resisting officers. Officials recovered multiple firearms and 29 cartridge cases and said two victims underwent surgery, one possibly paralyzed. Deputies later arrested another teen for allegedly bringing a stolen handgun into a nearby event center. Based on 6 articles reviewed and supporting research.
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Timeline of Events
- Saturday: Gunfire at the Clinton Mardi Gras parade wounded five attendees, including a six-year-old.
- Saturday: Deputies detained three people at the parade scene and recovered firearms and cartridge cases.
- Saturday (later): Deputies arrested a 15-year-old for allegedly bringing a stolen handgun into a nearby event center.
- Sunday: Officials formally charged Noah Basquine, 19, and a 15-year-old with attempted second-degree murder and related offenses; a 26-year-old was charged with weapons and resisting counts.
- Officials signaled possible gang involvement, prompting inter-parish coordination and increased patrols.
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Local law enforcement and prosecutors gained investigative leads, recovered weapons evidence, and increased inter-parish cooperation that may improve prosecution and deterrence efforts.
Five injured people, including a six-year-old, and their families along with parade attendees and the Clinton community suffered physical injuries, trauma, and interrupted public events.
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