Teen booked in connection to shooting death in Abbeville

An Abbeville teen has been arrested in connection to the shooting death of a New Iberia man Thursday night.
According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon, his office received a telephone call about a possible shooting on Feb. 8, at approximately 8:44 p.m.
The caller advised that the shooting allegedly occurred on Robie Circle in Abbeville, and that a vehicle departed the area, possibly with a victim. Deputies were advised that the vehicle stopped at the Circle K convenience store on the La. Hwy. 14 By-pass in Abbeville, where an Acadian Ambulance unit was located. Medical personnel immediately began to render medical aid and transported a male victim to a local hospital, where he succumbed to gunshot wounds.
The victim has been identified as 19-year-old Dylan Michael Walker of New Iberia, LA.
Sheriff Couvillon advised that detectives were called out to investigate, and as a result, a 16-year-old juvenile male from Abbeville has been arrested and charged with one count of First Degree Murder and one count of Armed Robbery.
Sheriff Couvillon also added that in December of 2023, the same juvenile pled guilty to six charges in relation to numerous Simple Burglaries, Felony Thefts and Illegal Possession of Stolen Goods complaints, to include stolen firearms, and was presently wearing an ankle monitor in lieu of detention.
The investigation is on-going, and more arrests are possible.