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The gunshots continue to be heard on the streets of Abbeville.
For seven days, someone called 911 to report that gunshots had been fired on the streets of Abbeville.
After the Abbeville Police Department went public saying gunshots were heard four days in a row, gunshots were reported on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Police Chief Mike Hardy.
On Tuesday night, gunshots were heard on Fairmont Street and Clover Street. No gun casings were found when the patrol officers arrived on the scene.

Late last year, the Abbeville City Council approved raises for members of the Abbeville Police Department.
Chief of Police Mike Hardy did not receive a raise at that time, nor does the position qualify for the 2% annual raise, as the salary is set by ordinance.
However, a raise could be coming.
During an Ordinance Committee meeting on Tuesday, the council approved a possible amendment to the ordinance, one that would set the chief’s salary at $85,000. That salary is currently set at $65,000.

The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division is actively attempting to locate the above pictured juvenile, identified as Savannah Collins (15-year-old, Black Female, DOB – 12/16/2007).
Collins ran away from a foster residence in Abbeville, Louisiana. Collins was last seen leaving the residence on February 9, 2023, at approximately 0148 hours, possibly picked up by a dark colored SUV.