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The players went to the ground when they heard the gunshots after the game.

Abbeville police have an idea who may have fired the gunshots after the Abbeville football game

As of Saturday morning, no arrests have been made dealing with the gunshots fired after the Abbeville High homecoming football game in Abbeville.
Less than two minutes after the game ended, at least five shots were fired on the streets near J.H. Williams Middle School, the location of the football stadium.
Fans were heading to their vehicles when they heard the shots.
Abbeville Police Chief Mike Hardy said the police have an idea who it may be, but the department is also asking for help from the community of Abbeville.

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After the Abbeville homecoming game against Crowley , the AHS players were making their way to the stands, near the AHS band. Then everyone heard at least five gun shots coming from behind the stadium, and the players hit the ground and the fans ran out of the stands.

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Many students feared for their lives as they laid flat on the ground.

Five gun shots heard right after Abbeville High football ended; no one hit

The Abbeville Wildcats did not get a chance to celebrate their homecoming win over the Crowley Gents Friday night. Instead, they were lying on the ground, worried that someone was about to enter J.H. Williams Middle School Stadium with a firearm.

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Man arrested after jumping fence by North Vermilion gymnasium

On Thursday, at 8:30 a.m. Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s School Resource Officer Deputy Brooks David responded to a male subject seen jumping a fence at the North Vermilion High School near the gym. An immediate lockdown of the school was initiated.
Several units with the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Maurice Police Department were dispatched. A perimeter was set up, and a search of the school grounds located a male subject identified as Colby Clayous Mitchell (D.O.B. 01/01/1985). Mitchell was located on the school campus parking lot. He was apprehended without incident.

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