Two Arrested in Vermilion Parish In Connection with the Shooting Death on March 7

Two people have been booked in connection to a shooting earlier this month that left one man dead.
According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office PIO and Violent Crimes Task Force Director Eddie Langlinais, a three-week-long investigation took place into a shooting which occurred on March 7, just outside the city limits of Abbeville. That shooting resulted in one victim dead and another victim injured. The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigation Division developed information to secure felony warrants for Kinnie Leshon Henderson, Jr., 24, and Lashylaja Marie Turner, 21.
In the afternoon hours of Monday, March 29, 2021, members of the Violent Crimes Task Force located Henderson within the city limits of Abbeville. After a foot pursuit ensued, Henderson was apprehended without incident. Turner was subsequently arrested nearby. Each have been charged with 1 count of First Degree Murder and 1 count of Attempted First Degree Murder.
Upon arrest, Henderson was in possession of a large amount of suspected illegal narcotics and a weapon. Subsequently, Henderson has also been charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Synthetic Marijuana, Possession with Intent to Distribute Ecstasy, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Possession of a Firearm in the Presence of CDS, and Possession of a Firearm within 1,000 Feet of a Daycare.
Both have been booked into the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center without bond.
Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon said he would like to extend his thanks to Abbeville Chief of Police Bill Spearman and the Abbeville Police Department for their assistance in the apprehension of the two suspects.