"Six people including a child were shot during a carnival parade in Louisiana on Saturday, leading authorities to take one person into custody, according to multiple reports. The mass shooting occurred near a courthouse in Clinton, Louisiana, during the town's Mardi Gras in the Country event, local news outlet WBRZ reported. The local sheriff told the local news outlet that the parade was immediately shut down."
"One person is in custody, officials told the outlet and investigators are searching for a vehicle suspected to have been used for the shooting. The East Feliciana parish sheriff's office, which oversees Clinton, did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Guardian. WBRZ reported that the Louisiana state police has taken over the investigation. Streets near the courthouse were reportedly blocked by state troopers and officials with the sheriff's office."
Six people, including a child, were shot during a carnival parade in Clinton, Louisiana near the courthouse during the town's Mardi Gras in the Country event. Authorities took one person into custody and investigators are searching for a vehicle suspected to have been used in the shooting. Louisiana state police have taken over the investigation and streets near the courthouse were blocked by state troopers and sheriff's office officials. Clinton has about 1,300 residents and is part of the Baton Rouge metro area. At least 24 mass shootings had occurred in the US so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines such incidents as four or more victims wounded or killed. High rates of mass shootings have prompted calls for more meaningful gun control measures, but Congress has been unwilling or unable to enact them.
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