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RACELAND, La. (WGNO) – Three teenagers were arrested following an attempted robbery that ended in a shooting on Thursday, December 5.
According to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office, the shooting, which happened in the 100 block of Brooklyn Lane, was reported around 9:30 p.m.
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Detectives say 17-year-old Kayleigh Gregoire, of Houma, and another woman allegedly lured a 17-year-old man to the home with promises of sex, but arranged to have Payton Scott, 18, of Bayou. Blue, and a 16-year-old man robs her instead.
When the 17-year-old boy arrived, Scott and the 16-year-old allegedly approached him armed with guns and exchanged gunfire, which resulted in the victim being grazed in the arm by a bullet. He went to a local hospital for treatment and was released.
The woman who was allegedly with Gregoire, however, was hit twice by the gunman and was airlifted to a New Orleans hospital for treatment. He is in a critical but stable condition.
Scott and the 16-year-old were charged with attempted armed robbery and using a firearm in an attempted armed robbery. Scott was booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex, in Thibodaux, and the 16-year-old was booked into the Juvenile Justice Facility, in Thibodaux. Scott’s bond was set at $150,000.
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Gregoire was booked back into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex, and is being held on charges of attempted robbery by a school principal and attempted robbery by a school principal. Bail was set at $150,000.
The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are possible.
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