Around 1:50 am on Monday (2/20/23), Lafayette Police were dispatched to the 1000 block of Louisiana Avenue regarding a shooting in progress.

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Once officers arrived on the scene, they discovered a male victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

The victim was found inside a vehicle located in a parking lot at 1111 Mudd Avenue.

The deceased has been identified as Jatravian Chevelier, 20, of St. Martin Parish.

Officers began rendering life-saving measures until the victim was transported to a local hospital. However, the victim later died as a result of his injuries.

Homicide investigators are working at the scene to gather information and piece together the facts.

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More information regarding that investigation will be released by the Lafayette Police Department at a later time.

If anyone has any information regarding this incident should contact the Lafayette Police Department or Lafayette Crime Stoppers at 232-TIPS.

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