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Posted: Saturday, 05 January 2013 2:07PM

Washington Parish shooting leaves two dead, two wounded



The Washington Parish Sheriff's Office reports two men were killed and two others were injured in a shooting incident near the village of Varnado late Friday night.

The two deceased men were identified as Brandon Alexander and Denzell Wise. The incident took place on Moses Road near Varnado.

According to the sheriff's office, no other people were present at the scene except for the deceased, however, a short time later two wounded men showed up at a Washington Parish hospital for treatment, deputies said that their injuries required them to be taken to larger medical facilities.

Two suspects have been taken into custody, one was apprehended early Saturday, while the other turned himself in to authorities around noon. Two others are being sought.

Both of those taken into custody are being held as material witnesses to the double killing.

Clark Harry, Alexander's father, says the shootings centered on a dispute over the sale of a four-wheeler.

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