In the early morning hours of Sunday, May 8, 2022, in Alexandria, Louisiana, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace, leaving a young man dead and another individual wounded. Michael Gene Thornton III, a 23-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in the incident. The Alexandria Police Department responded to the scene, where they discovered two victims of the shooting.
Thornton was pronounced dead at the scene, his life cut short by the violent encounter. The second victim, who has not been
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