One person hospitalized in Wednesday night shooting in Franklin

Posted: Dec 6, 2023 / 09:07 AM CST

Updated: Dec 6, 2023 / 02:09 PM CST

UPDATE, 12/6/23, 9 a.m.: An additional juvenile was arrested on Dec. 6 in connection with this case and charged with illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile and two counts of attempted second degree murder, authorities said. Police said the investigation is ongoing.

UPDATE, 11/17/23, 8:45 a.m.: One arrest has been made and more are pending in this case, according to Franklin Police Chief Cedric Handy.

One juvenile was arrested Thursday evening and charged with illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile and two counts of attempted second degree murder. The juvenile was also charged on a warrant for principal to aggravated battery, principal to terrorizing two counts of simple battery, Handy said.

ORIGINAL STORY: FRANKLIN, La. (KLFY) — Franklin Police are looking for two people in connection with a shooting that put one person in the hospital, authorities said.

Police responded just after 10 p.m. Wednesday to several calls of shots fired in the area of Ninth Street. Upon arrival, officers found a wrecked vehicle and one victim with a gunshot wound, who was taken to a local hospital.

Two people of interest have been identified, authorities said.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to call the Franklin Police Department at (337) 828-1716. The investigation is ongoing.