79-Year-Old Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Opelousas Motel Shooting

79-year-old man charged with attempted murder in Opelousas motel shooting

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) -- A 79-year-old man is accused of attempted murder in connection with a shooting at an Opelousas motel, authorities said. Leo Demouchet, Sr., 79, of Opelousas, is charged with attempted second degree murder. St. Landry Parish Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a shooting at the Cardinal Inn Motel in Opelousas on Wednesday. Deputies found the room vacant, but said a blood trail led them to a mobile home behind a st…

Opelousas man accused of shooting woman in chest

A 79-year-old Opelousas man is accused of attempted murder after a Wednesday night shooting.Leo Demouchet Sr. was booked with attempted second-degree murder.St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz said that his deputies were called to the Cardinal Inn Motel to investigate reports of a shooting.They found the motel room vacant, but they found a blood trail and followed it to a mobile home behind a storage facility near the hotel. That's where …