LAPLACE, La. —

The St. John Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting at a local business in LaPlace.

Deputies said on Aug. 28, around 9:30 p.m. they were called to a business at the intersection of Belle Pointe Boulevard and U.S. 61 due to a shooting. Advertisement

When they arrived at the scene, they learned two groups of people were involved in a physical altercation earlier that day in a nearby subdivision.

According to deputies, those two groups were involved in another physical altercation outside of the LaPlace business.

During the altercation, individuals from both groups began to exchange gunfire towards each other.

Deputies were able to detain the individuals involved and more arrests are expected to be made.

There have been no reports of injuries as a result of

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