UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 31-year-old Bernard Gaudet of Choctaw, Louisiana. The investigation is continuing.

ORIGINAL RELEASE:

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced a man has died following an overnight shooting in Thibodaux. There is no suspect in custody at this time.

At 11:45 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, 2020, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office received a call about a shooting in the 300 block of Carol Street in Thibodaux. Upon arrival, deputies found a male victim in his 30s sitting in a vehicle with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation into this incident is continuing. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers Bayou Region by phone at 1-800-743-7433 or online at www.crimestoppersbr.org. Tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers through the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office mobile app. Tipsters could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 in cash if the information leads to an arrest.