A Family is Mourning After a Weekend Shooting Claims the Life of a Teenager

Lafayette Police are still tracking down the suspect in a shooting over the weekend. The shooting happened around 2:30 Sunday morning at the Taco Bell on Congress Street. Police say someone shot two men who were standing in the parking lot. A 23-year-old man was hot in the back and leg. He was released from the hospital. The other, 19-year-old Frederick Joseph the Third was shot in the back. He later died at a hospital.

"I believe Fred is in a better place, a good place."

Frederick Joseph Junior is in disbelief, as he clutches a photo of his son, 19-year-old Frederick Joseph the Third. He was known as "little Fred" and was a loving and caring person.