17-yr-old killed after shooting in Gonzales

A teenager has died after a shooting Friday night in Gonzales.

It happened near the Fuel Smart parking lot on Burnside Ave. Gonzales Police Officers responded to the area after a call for a shooting around 9:40pm

Mekhi Darville, 17, died from his injuries in the shooting after he was shot once. He was transported to a hospital but did not survive.

Mekhi Darville

Sources say Darville had just picked up two of his friends after a football game at East Ascension High when someone shot at the trio.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call Detective Rodi with Gonzales PD at 225-647-9583 or submit your tip anonymous to the Gonzales Police Dept. online.

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