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Suspect arrested after 5 killed in Louisiana shootings

21-year-old had been sought on first-degree murder charges
This undated photo shows the suspect in Saturday's shootings outside Baton Rouge, 21-year-old Dakota Theriot. (Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office via AP)

This undated photo shows the suspect in Saturday's shootings outside Baton Rouge, 21-year-old Dakota Theriot. (Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office via AP)

Authorities say a man suspected in two shootings that left five people dead in Louisiana has been arrested in Virginia.

Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre and Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard said in a statement that 21-year-old Dakota Theriot was arrested Sunday by the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.

The news release says Theriot will be brought back to Ascension Parish and booked on two counts of first-degree murder, home invasion, and illegal use of weapons.

Police investigate at a home where Keith and Elizabeth Theriot, both 50, were found shot and killed in Gonzales, La., on Saturday. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)
Police investigate at a home where Keith and Elizabeth Theriot, both 50, were found shot and killed in Gonzales, La., on Saturday. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)

Authorities say Theriot shot and killed three people Saturday morning in one parish before going to his parents' house in a neighbouring parish and killing them before fleeing.

Ard said Saturday that Theriot was believed to have been in a relationship with one of the victims, 20-year-old Summer Ernest. Her brother and father were also killed.

 

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