{"id":2243783,"date":"2024-05-13T18:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T22:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teen-gunman-stopped-after-entering-louisiana-catholic-church-during-mass\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T18:56:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T22:56:43","slug":"teen-gunman-stopped-after-entering-louisiana-catholic-church-during-mass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teen-gunman-stopped-after-entering-louisiana-catholic-church-during-mass\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen Shooter Prevented from Entering Louisiana Church During Mass"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fteen-gunman-stopped-after-entering-louisiana-catholic-church-during-mass%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2243783&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 16-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-closes-embassy-following-assassination-of-haitian-president\/\" title=\"U.S. Closes Embassy Following Assassination Of Haitian President\">armed intruder<\/a> was thwarted by parishioners and apprehended \u200cby \u200cpolice during a Mass at a Louisiana \u200cCatholic church. The incident, which took place during a children&#8217;s\u200d first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/archbishop-of-kansas-city-joe-biden-should-stop-defining-himself-as-a-devout-catholic\/\" title=\"Archbishop Of Kansas City: Joe Biden \u2018Should Stop Defining Himself As A Devout Catholic\u2019\">holy communion<\/a>\u200c celebration at St. Mary Magdalen church in Abbeville, Southern Louisiana, was \u2064contained without injuries. The church commended the quick\u2064 response of its\u200d members \u2062for averting a potential tragedy. A 16-year-old armed intruder was stopped by parishioners and arrested by the police during a Mass at a Louisiana Catholic \u200bchurch. \u2064The \u2062event occurred during a children&#8217;s \u2064first holy\u200c communion celebration at St. Mary \u200cMagdalen church in Abbeville, \u200dSouthern Louisiana, with no reported injuries. The church praised the prompt\u200d actions \u2063of its\u2064 members in preventing a possible tragedy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>A 16-year-old male gunman was stopped by parishioners and arrested by police officers after he entered a Louisiana Catholic church during Mass on Saturday. The incident occurred during a Mass celebrating a group of children\u2019s first holy communion at St. Mary Magdalen church in Abbeville in southern Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p>No one was injured during the incident.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">USA<\/p>\n<p>An anti Catholic terrorist was arrested after entering a Catholic Church with a rifle, intending to massacre children and families during a First Holy Communion ceremony in Abbeville, Louisiana <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5MI36mq20t\">pic.twitter.com\/5MI36mq20t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Catholic Arena (@CatholicArena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CatholicArena\/status\/1789773607897305169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis morning, our First Communion ceremony was interrupted when a suspicious person opened the back door,\u201d St. Mary Magdalen church said in a statement, KGET <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\/national-news\/video-parishioners-stop-teen-with-gun-from-entering-louisiana-church\/\">reported<\/a>. \u201cThe individual was immediately confronted by parishioners, escorted outside and the police were called.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officers with the Abbeville Police Department apprehended and arrested the teen and then checked inside the church to make sure there was no additional danger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis understandably caused panic. While we realize this was a frightening experience for those in attendance, we are incredibly grateful to both parishioners and police officers for acting quickly to ensure the safety of all,\u201d the church said.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">law enforcement<\/a> agencies, including the FBI, are involved in the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect was questioned at a police station with a parent present and then taken to a hospital behavioral unit to be medically evaluated, the Abbeville Police Department said.<\/p>\n<p>The teen has been charged with \u201cterrorizing\u201d as well as with two counts of possession of a firearm by a juvenile, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The terrifying incident was captured on a church camera that was streaming the Mass online. A man ascends the altar and whispers to the priest, who then asks the parishioners to sit down and join him in prayer and begins reciting Hail Marys. Several men walk around near the front pews, frequently looking towards the back of the church.<\/p>\n<p>Moments later, parishioners can be seen panicking, screaming, and grabbing their small children as police enter the church. The priest continued to pray but was drowned out by the crowd. He and several priests duck behind the altar during the chaos, and altar boys can be seen running across the altar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo guys, just get ahold of your child. Go slowly. We did apprehend a young man. He is in custody. He is in the police\u2019s custody. Calm down and just get next to your child and go slowly,\u201d a man can be heard telling the crowd on a microphone.<\/p>\n<p>The church said it will have law enforcement at all upcoming Masses as a precaution.<\/p>\n<p>St. Mary Magdelen church is part of Vermilion Parish and is located about 21 miles southwest of Lafayette.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 16-year-old boy carrying a gun was apprehended by parishioners and later arrested by police when he tried to enter a Louisiana Catholic church during a Saturday Mass. The event took place at St. Mary Magdalen church in Abbeville, Southern Louisiana, during a service honoring children&#8217;s first holy communion. 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