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Louisiana Parishioners Stop Teen Armed With Rifle From Entering First Communion Mass

As parishioners and police respond to the threat of an armed intruder, clergy at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Abbeville, Louisiana take cover behind the altar on May 11, 2024.

Though the suspect was quickly neutralized, panic broke out when the suspect told police a second shooter was near the building.