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Two arrested in attempted murder of Lafayette man

Two arrested in attempted murder of Lafayette man

St. Martinville – Two Lafayette me were arrested for attempted murder in a case involving a man kidnapped in Lafayette Parish and transported to St. Martin Parish before being shot and stabbed multiple times, St. Martin Parish Sheriff Becket Breaux said on Monday.

At about 5 a.m. on July 16, deputies with St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office received a call from a passing motorist in the 1500 block of Prairie Highway regarding a man who appeared to be in distress, lying on the side of the road.

Investigators learned after arriving on the scene that the man had been kidnapped at gunpoint in Lafayette Parish and transported to St. Martin Parish, where he was shot, stabbed multiple times, and left on the side of the road.

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