Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred Monday afternoon that resulted in one injury.

At around 1:25 p.m. on October 12, 2026, deputies responded to a call that a 20-year-old male had been shot in the 100 block of Brocato Lane in Raceland. When deputies arrived at the scene, they found a white sedan which had been struck by apparent gunfire. Deputies identified the vehicle’s owner and learned her boyfriend had been inside the vehicle at the time of the shooting. He suffered gunshot wounds to both arms and was airlifted to a hospital. He is currently in stable condition.

Anyone with information on this crime is asked to submit a tip anonymously to Bayou Region Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-743-7433, online at CrimeStoppersBR.org, or via the Bayou Tips app on mobile devices. Tips submitted through Crime Stoppers could lead to a reward of up to $1,000.00 in cash if the information leads to an arrest.