Six people – including a child – were shot during a carnival parade in Louisiana on Saturday, leading authorities to take one person into custody, according to multiple reports. The mass shooting occurred near a courthouse in Clinton, Louisiana, during the town’s “Mardi Gras in the Country” event, local news outlet WBRZ reported. The local sheriff told the local news outlet that the parade was immediately shut down. One person is in custody, officials told the outlet – and investigators are searching for a vehicle suspected to have been used for the shooting. The East Feliciana parish sheriff’s office, which
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