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Anthony Caro III

Son allegedly shoots, kills his father

A Gueydan man was arrested and charged for allegedly killing his father.
According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Public Information Officer Eddie Langlinais, on the evening hours of Wednesday, Vermilion Parish deputies responded to a shooting incident which occurred in Vermilion Parish on Lakeside Drive near Gueydan and Lake Arthur.
A Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Deputy encountered the suspect’s vehicle on LA Hwy. 717 parked on the roadway. After an altercation with law enforcement, the suspect crashed his vehicle and was subsequently taken into custody.
Upon further investigation, the suspect identified as Anthony Caro, III, 29, was in an altercation with his father, Anthony Caro, Jr. on Lakeside Drive, Gueydan. The altercation resulted with Anthony Caro, Jr. suffering a fatal gunshot.
Anthony Caro, III has been charged with Second Degree Murder. More charges are pending.
This investigation is still ongoing. More details will follow as information becomes available.

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