By Associated Press - Tuesday, September 5, 2017

AVONDALE, La. (AP) - A man has been fatally shot in southeast Louisiana.

Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto told the Times Picayune that the man was found around 8 a.m. Tuesday in the backyard of a house. He was shot more than once and pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities have not identified the victim.



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