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LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A weekend shooting in Lake Charles is now being investigated as a homicide after the victim died in the hospital, according to the Lake Charles Police Department.
Around 5:50 p.m. on July 13, LCPD found a man suffering from a gunshot wound in the 200 block of First Avenue, Lt. John Russell of LCPD said. The victim was taken to the hospital, where he later died.
No suspect information is available at this time, Russell said.
Investigators are pursuing all leads and ask anyone with information or video surveillance to contact LCPD investigators at 337-491-1311 or submit anonymous tips through LCPD’s mobile app, Tip411.