Arrest made in connection with murder of Carencro High School student

Scott Yoshonis
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Arrest made in connection with murder of Carencro High School student

CARENCRO, La. (KLFY) — An arrest has been made in Friday’s shooting that left a Carencro High School student dead, authorities said.

According to the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, Malikai Doucet, 19, was arrested and charged with second degree murder following the shooting in which 18-year-old Jaylon Joiner was killed.

Malikai Doucet, 19, is charged with 2nd Degree Murder
Malikai Doucet, 19, is charged with 2nd Degree Murder

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Joiner was shot Friday while exiting the school bus in the 200 block of Bradford Drive. The family of Joiner of created a GoFundMe page to help with funeral arrangements. If you would like to help the family, you can access the GoFundMe here.

This case remains under investigation and additional arrests are expected, authorities said.

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