18-year-old faces Attempted 1st-Degree Murder charge after multiple shots fired at vehicle in Abbeville

According to Sheriff Eddie Langlinais, on July 20, 2024, at approximately 1:50 a.m., the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division, during active patrolling, heard and then responded to the area of Louisiana Highway 82, just north of McDonald’s in Abbeville, in reference to multiple gunshots.
Upon arrival in the area, no one was found outside, and no one had reported any shootings or injuries. Deputies maintained additional patrol following the shooting, but no calls were received from citizens.
At approximately 3:57 a.m., the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office received a call from the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office in reference to a Juvenile, aged 15, taking his mother’s vehicle without permission and returning it with multiple bullet holes and damages. Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office determined that the shooting occurred in Abbeville after speaking with the juvenile and it was found that the incident the juvenile described was the gunshots that Vermilion Parish Deputies heard. The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division then responded to both Lafayette Parish and the area of Louisiana Highway 82 to continue the investigation.
During the investigation it was learned that the Juveniles came to Abbeville to purchase illegal narcotics. During the transactions events unfolded that resulted in someone shooting several rounds of ammunition at the vehicle as it drove away.
The subject who committed the shooting was identified as Sage Michael Louviere, 18. Detectives were able to rapidly secure an arrest warrant for Louviere for the charge of Attempted 1st Degree Murder.
On July 23, 2024, Sage Louviere turned himself in to the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office in reference to the incident. Mr. Louviere was then booked into the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center for his warrant. For information on his bond, housing, and other information, please contact the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center at (337) 898-4430.
A Juvenile, other than the driver of the vehicle, was also arrested as a result of the investigation. That juvenile has not been charged with any violent offenses at the time of this release and was released to the custody of his/her parent(s).
The investigation is ongoing, and more arrests and charges are possible.
Sheriff Eddie Langlinais sends a special thank you to Sheriff Mark Garber of the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office for his department’s assistance in this case and many others. Sheriff Langlinais also praises his officers for their rapid response to the area and his detectives for their investigative efforts that led to this arrest.
If anyone has information on this shooting or any other crime, Sheriff Langlinais and the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office urges you contact Criminal Investigations at (337) 898-4403 or Crime Stoppers of Vermilion at the TIPS Line, (337) 740-TIPS (8477).