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Victim identified in Simcoe Street fatal shooting
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Shooting in east Lafayette leaves 43-year-old dead, one injured
One person was killed and another injured after a shooting on East Simcoe Street.
Lafayette police officers were called at about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday to shots fired in the 1800 block of East Simcoe Street. When they arrived, officers found a man, later identified as 43-year-old Robert Hebert, who had been shot, according to a release from department spokesperson Sr. Cpl. Bridgette Dugas.
Hebert was taken to a local hospital where he later died. Officers were told about a second person, likely a bystander, who also was shot.
That person was taken to a local hospital by someone before officers arrived. The victim suffered a non-life-threatening injury and was later released from the hospital, Dugas said.
43-year-old Robert Hebert of Lafayette is dead following a shooting Wednesday afternoon in a neighborhood in the 1800 block of E. Simcoe Street.
According to a press release from Lafayette Police, officers responded to the scene around 6:40 PM to find Hebert suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead after being transported to a local hospital.
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A second victim believed to be a bystander was also shot. That victim s injury was non-life threatening and that person has been released from the hospital.
There is no information on a suspect at this time.
If you have any information about the incident, call Lafayette Police or Lafayette Crime Stoppers at 232-TIPS.