The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office says they’ve made an arrest in a fatal double shooting in Raceland.
Deputies arrested 28-year-old Cordale Richard on several charges including two counts of First Degree Murder for the death of 21-year-old Aliza Gabriel and 20-year-old Tanasa Francis.
A LPSO media release says, “The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office received a call at 12:14 a.m. on June 14, 2020, about a disturbance involving a large gathering of people at a party in the area of St. Louis Street in Raceland. Shortly after deputies arrived, they heard several shots fired. Gabriel and Francis, who were innocent bystanders, were shot in the incident. Deputies and other bystanders assisted in performing CPR while waiting on an ambulance to arrive, but both women were pronounced dead at the scene. Through investigation, detectives learned that prior to the shooting, a fight had occurred at the party. During the fight, Richard brandished a glass bottle and struck another man in the head. Investigators also learned that after deputies had arrived at the scene, Richard allegedly fired several shots into the crowd striking Gabriel and Francis resulting in their deaths.”
Deputies arrested Richard yesterday at his home in Raceland and was booked in the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex in Thibodaux.