Suspect allegedly involved in Abbeville shooting death located, arrested in Cottonport
Gary Turner Jr., wanted in connection to a recent shooting death in Abbeville, has been arrested in a town an hour and a half away.
On April 6, 2022 officers received credible information that Turner was at a residence in Cottonport, La. Officers from the Cottonport Police Department, the Moreauville Police Department and the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office quickly responded. Turner was confirmed to be in the residence, and he was confirmed to be armed with a handgun.