Abbeville man shot, killed in Kaplan

KAPLAN - The Kaplan Police released the name of the person shot and killed in front of the Dollar General Market in Kaplan.
His name was LeShawn Paul Meaux, and he was 34 years old. He is also from Abbeville.  
Kaplan Police Chief Joshua Hardy said the shooting happened around 3 p.m. at the Dollar General Market on La. 14.
The Kaplan Department arrested Kendrick Rashad Soloman in connection to the shooting. 
Hardy stated that the Kaplan police department had received numerous calls regarding the shooting at the Dollar General store.
When responding officers arrived at the scene, a person from the store was found performing CPR on the victim, Hardy said. Hardy said the victim was a male.
According to Hardy, Soloman was apprehended by the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office.
He was booked into the Kaplan City Jail.
“We’ll go from there once we speak to the suspect. But as I said, there’s a high possibility there will be a murder (charge),” Hardy said.
At the time of the shooting, police had not yet determined a motive for the incident.