Teenagers charged in Louisiana parade shootings that injured child, 4 others

CLINTON, La. (AP) — Two teenagers were arrested and four other children were injured in the shooting of a 6-year-old boy during a small town weekend parade, authorities in Louisiana said Sunday.

The East Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a statement posted on social media that the suspects, ages 19 and 15, were charged with attempted murder, obstruction of justice and reckless discharge of a firearm.

Gunfire sent people scrambling for cover during Saturday’s Mardi Gras parade in Clinton, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Baton Rouge.

Sheriff’s Chief Criminal Deputy Bill Cox said all five victims are expected to survive Lawyer on Saturday. The ministry said in a statement on Sunday that it was not aware of any changes in the victims’ circumstances.

The two accused teenagers were among three people taken into custody Saturday after they were found armed near the parade, the sheriff’s office said Sunday.

The third man, a 26-year-old man, is charged with illegal possession of a firearm, but investigators do not believe he was involved in the shootings, according to the sheriff’s office.

Authorities did not give a suspected motive for the shootings. More arrests are expected, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.

Investigators asked anyone who has photos or video of the shooting or nearby areas to share them with authorities.