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Thirteen Injured in Shooting at Louisiana Memorial Service, Reports Say

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Thirteen people were injured and none killed in a shooting in the US state of Louisiana during a memorial for a murder victim, a local broadcaster reported Sunday.
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According to local broadcaster WAFB9, police began receiving calls of a shooting around 9 p.m. (02:00 GMT) in the town of Bogalusa, some 70 miles north of New Orleans.

The crowd was gathered to hold a memorial service for local man Dominique James, who was found dead earlier this month with investigators looking into possible homicide.

One person is currently in critical condition, the broadcaster reported.

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