Another mass shooting. Louisiana. In a mall food court.

[C Moon]

Active shooter as of now.

[Lifeafter70]

1. Here is an update 10 injured 2 critical

https://www.wafb.com/2026/04/23/2-critical-multiple-hurt-following-mass-shooting-mall-louisiana/

[C Moon]

2. Weird. An argument lead to shooting each other.

Sounds like a gang rivalry.

[Lifeafter70]

3. Local news at the link updated

Unfortunately one person has passed.
Shooter still at large

[Rebl2]

4. The city

I live in, so many shootings start with arguments unrelated to gangs. It’s become just horrifying. The arguments are usually over such minor stuff.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. Why does "an argument" mean "gang rivalry"?

[TheProle]

6. More

Morse said it is not a random act of violence, but rather two groups of people who got into an argument inside the food court and started shooting at each other.

https://www.wafb.com/2026/04/23/1-dead-9-injured-following-shooting-mall-louisiana/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRXSOJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFXNjZKWHYyWUlUeDFPeFRJc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHoQg0AOnSWJ23OCjEEK5rmbNae72GuH0rRSISd1WTI0ME-mPWmaJft5MDoVJ_aem_uO4R8x79InD175yZbvAcpw

[WhiskeyGrinder]

7. there's nothing about gang rivalry in that excerpt

[TheProle]

9. Sounds like you're grinding an axe, so I will see myself out.

I suppose it is possible that two groups of people show up at a mall armed and ready to start blasting over an argument that aren't gangs. Probably the PTA officers from a couple of different schools beefing over a charity car wash spot.

[Lifeafter70]

17. Except one witness said what she saw was

One guy going in a circle randomly shooting.

[haele]

8. Gang Rivalry is soooo inner city 1990's.

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I prefer "The Warriors" version.

Might be rival storefront mall church parishioners arguing about where "Sacred Heart" and "King of the World" is supposed to be positioned in the 15 word title of their particular sect.

Or an overheated Chevy vs. Ford discussion.
In the South, that can be the difference between accepting an invitation to a date...

Sorry for being facetious, but yeah, "gang rivalry' has a lot of dog whistles associated with the term.
On edit, Louisiana has very lax gun laws.
They have permitless concealed carry, so long as you can prove you're not a felon.

[Lifeafter70]

16. I agree about the dog whistles

Pointed him in the direction of the Leland shooting last year. I searched and couldn't find anything gang related to that incident.

Mississippi had five shootings related to High-school football last year. I couldn't find anything that suggested gangs or drugs as in his reply to me.

[Lifeafter70]

11. Three of the victims were from Ascension Epispocal high school in Lafayette

It was a teenager that passed. Sounds more like high-school rivalry to me.

They take their sports seriously in the south.

[C Moon]

13. Wow! That's crazy!

[Melon]

14. More likely they take their drugs and territory seriously...sports fans aren't rolling with guns.

[Lifeafter70]

15. It is Idaho so there is that

And they were just cosplaying.

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/oct/01/post-falls-football-players-under-fire-for-promoti/

This was one of five shootings across Mississippi related to high school football.
Could not find anything related to gang activity in regards to the Leland shooting.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/crime/2025/10/14/leland-mississippi-mass-shooting-suspects-arrested/86686088007/

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

10. live stream

[malaise]

12. One dead

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/multiple-people-wounded-mall-louisiana-shooting-suspects-still-large-rcna341681