Victim and suspect of the murder-suicide on Johnston Street identified

Terrible to hear”: local residents reflect on fatal murder-suicide in Lafyette

LAFAYETTE, KATC - A tragic shooting early Saturday morning left two people dead in an apparent murder-suicide in a parking lot outside of Legends, a Lafayette bar.Authorities say the incident occurred just after 8 a.m. at the intersection of Johnston Street and Lana Drive. Police confirmed that 30-year-old Jonovan Dauphine, of Sunset, fatally shot his significant partner, 27-year-old Samantha Breaux, of Church Point, before turning the gun on hi…

Victim and suspect of the murder-suicide on Johnston Street identified

UPDATE, 5/3/25, 3 p.m.: Authorities have confirmed the identities of the victim and suspect in the murder suicide that happened earlier this morning. Police said they identified Samantha Breaux, 27, of Church Point as the victim and Jonovan Dauphine, 30, of Sunset as the suspect. During the investigation it was discovered that Breaux and Dauphine were allegedly in a domestic partnership and it was indicated that Dauphine allegedly shot and kille…

2 dead after Lafayette murder-suicide outside bar, police confirm; names released

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — A man shot and killed the mother of his three children and then turned the gun on himself outside the Legends bar location on Johnston Street, multiple sources told News 15. Cpl. Ashley Wood with…