A teen was killed, and an adult was wounded, in a shooting outside a Louisiana high school football game. The deadly violence took place outside a West Baton Rouge School District stadium.
"We are deeply saddened by the shooting that took place at the Port Allen High/Brusly High football game on Friday night," the West Baton Rouge School Board wrote in a statement following the tragedy."Our first priorities at this time are to assist the family of the student who died, and all our students, and to assist the West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office in its investigation.""Although we had extra security at this game, it ended in a tragic incident.
"We have on-going programs in our schools that teach students ways to resolve disputes with their peers. We will re-double those efforts and work with the Sheriff’s Office, District Attorney’s Office and others in the coming months to teach our students that violence destroys many people’s lives," said Superintendent Chandler Smith.He added,"Our prayers are with everyone touched by this tragedy. In times like these, our entire community grieves.
Officials ended the game at halftime after the incident, moving bystanders out of the area as medics and
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