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A 50-year-old Raceland man is in the custody of the Lafourche Pariah Sheriffs Office, charged in connection with a shooting death in Raceland.
Dontrell Bryant 50. was arrested on Tuesday far his alleged made in a shooting incident involving Timon Nash. 36, of Raceland. who later died in a second aborting incident the next day.
Authorities say that they discovered that just after 12 a.m. on Aug. 24 Bryant approached Nash and had a verbal altercation with him. He then allegedly pulled a gun on him and fired several shots at Nash, striking him once in the right forearm The incident was originally unreported.
On the following day. just after 2 a.m., authorities responded again to a shooting in Raceland – this one in the 200 block of Williams Street in which Nash was again the victim. This time, he was killed.
Investigating authorities developed Bryant as the suspect in the first shooting and obtained a warrant of his arrest The suspect turned himself in cat Tuesday and was booked on charges of attempted second-degree murder.
Bond has been set at $150,000. Authorities say an investigation into the fatal shooting is continuing Anyone with information is asked to call Crime? Stoppers Bayou Region at 1-800-743-7453. Tips with lead to an arrest may net a $1,000 cash reward.
Tipsters do not have to give their name when giving information to aurthorites.
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