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Lafayette woman shot, killed on Sampson Ave. while walking from neighbor's house

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LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — A Lafayette woman is dead following a shooting just before midnight on Saturday, Dec. 9. The murder added to a very daunting record for homicides in the Hub City.

Police said Michelle Touchet, 37, was walking home from a neighbor's house in the 300 block of Sampson Avenue when a gunman shot her multiple times.

At this time, police do not know the identity of the shooter.

Call Lafayette Crime Stoppers at 232-8477 with any information.

The single-year record for murders in Lafayette is 27.

The killing of Michelle Touchet is the 26th murder of 2023.

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