PIERRE PART - The man accused of shooting his Pierre Part neighbor's family member and grazing Sheriff Leland Falcon has been officially identified, State Police announced Wednesday evening.

Paul Blanchard, 60, will be booked for two counts of attempted first-degree murder, three counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, and one count each of aggravated assault on a police officer, aggravated burglary and hate crimes.

WBRZ previously reported that Chris Haynes, a Black man, was shot at a Pierre Part home on Oct. 16. Blanchard, a white man, reportedly told Haynes a racial slur before grabbing a gun and invading the house where Haynes and three other people were.

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Sheriff Leland Falcon and another deputy responded to the shooting. The sheri

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