UPDATE, 8/19/23: Rayne Police Department identified Thomas Blake Touchet, 59, as the victim of the shooting in the parking lot of the Family Dollar Store located at 815 The Boulevard in Rayne.

Officers found Touchet unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds. Touchet succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital Friday.

Officers arrested Vanessa Sarver, 60, of Rayne, and she has been charged with one count of second-degree murder.

ORIGINAL STORY, 8/18/23: RAYNE, La. (KLFY)– One person was pronounced dead and one hospitalized after two separate incidents involving a firearm, according Rayne Police Department.

On Friday at 5:49 p.m., Rayne Police were notified of a shooting on the corner of 4th Street and West Bernard Street. One victim was transported to a hospital, and, according to authorities, is in stable condition.

Rayne Police currently have a suspect in custody.

Also on Friday, Rayne Police were notified at 7:08 p.m. of a shooting that occurred in the parking lot of the Family Dollar Store located at 815 The Boulevard in Rayne. One victim was transported to a Crowley hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police also have a suspect in custody for this shooting.

Both investigations are ongoing at this time and more information will be released at a later date.