BOGALUSA, La. — A heated argument over a video game console led to gunfire in Bogalusa.
The shooting happened inside a home in the 500 block of Huron in Bogalusa around 9:30 Tuesday morning.
According to police, two family members had words and then pulled guns.
Investigators say the two men ended up shooting each other and there were more than 15 shots fired.
“They were fighting over a gaming console,” Bogalusa Police Spokesman Major Troy Tervalon said. “The fight started verbally and turned to each individual pulling a weapon on each other and exchanging shots.”
Police say another family member was also seriously injury.
“A female in the house attempted to break it up and unfortunately, was struck by one of the bullets from the two subjects,” Tervalon said. “We’re not sure which one yet.”
A family member said the two gunmen are brothers and the injured woman is their aunt.
“My family got into a conflict and there was no resolution, and my mother felt the blunt force of that by accident,” Byron Rayshard Darrel Smith said.
The three unidentified shooting victims were critically injured.
“It’s tragic, just tragic, for her to get hurt like that with a gun,” Smith said.
Major Tervalon said there is no excuse for this kind of senseless violence.
“There were other family members inside the residence that could have just as easily been struck by a round. It was just by the grace of God, they weren’t.”
Police seized two handguns inside the house.
Arrests are pending.
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