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Abbeville Police Mike Hardy stated that the 16-year-old who was apprehended for bringing a gun into St. Mary Magdalen Church during a Holy Communion Mass did not have any intentions of harming anyone.
Hardy was quoted in the Advocate newspaper saying the teen told police that his girlfriend was inside the church. He planned to intimidate parishioners before he ran away with his girlfriend to Texas, reported the Advocate.
The teen was not allowed to carry out his plan, thanks to a handful of parishioners who were outside of the church and saw the teen enter the church.

St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church released information regarding an incident that occurred Saturday morning. More information will be provided when it becomes available.

Below is a the message released by the church:

Dear Parishioners,

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon, at approximately 3:43 a.m., on May 10, patrol deputies were dispatched to a report of an overturned vehicle on LA Hwy 14 west of Abbeville, LA.
It was learned that a propane tanker 18-wheeler, belong to Targa Resources, was pulling into the driveway of Cypress Propane when the rear tires missed the driveway causing the tanker to overturn. It was also reported that there was a slight smell of propane, but not to a hazardous level.