Man takes his own life after killing woman on Clara Street in Lafayette
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Lafayette police say a woman was shot dead late Tuesday by a man who then took his own life.
According to Police Spokesperson Sgt. Mattew Benoit, police responded to a call just after 6 p.m. in the100 block of Clara Street.
On scene, he said, officers located a deceased female.
Moments later, he said, the man accused of shooting and killing the woman took his own life at a different location.
Benoit has also confirmed with News 10 that Tuesday's late evening shooting is connected to the fatal shooting Tuesday morning of a man on Tournoir Street.
KLFY has a crew enroute to the scene and we will update this story as the information develops.