🌱 Alexandria police detail how a child accessed a stolen gun at home
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In today's newsletter:
- Alexandria police detail how a child accessed a stolen gun at home
- What’s next after an insanity plea in Sheriff Hilton’s death case?
- How one Alexandria mom finds strength caring for a mentally ill child
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📰 News we're reading
• Police investigating after unsupervised 4‑year‑old dies in accidental shooting in Alexandria (myarklamiss.com) — Alexandria police are investigating a 4‑year‑old’s fatal accidental shooting at a Houston Street home after the child accessed a stolen firearm while unsupervised. No arrest has been announced, but one resident faces firearm and parole charges, and the police chief is urging local gun owners to lock and secure weapons away from children. 
• Woman accused in former Sheriff Hilton's death enters insanity plea (thetowntalk.com) — Rapides Parish residents following the death of former Sheriff William Earl Hilton now know the accused driver, Pollock resident Ladonna Briggs Delrie, has entered pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. She’s charged with first-degree murder and related offenses after a March incident that ended on Alexandria’s Coliseum Boulevard, and remains jailed on $5.3 million bail with a September pretrial hearing set.
• Patience, Sacrifice & Hope: Mom shares journey caring for son with mental illness (kalb.com) — A local Alexandria mom is opening up about the emotional and practical challenges of raising her 10-year-old son, who lives with multiple mental health and developmental disorders. With support from Peace of Mind Psychiatric Services in Alexandria, she urges other caregivers not to feel ashamed, to seek professional help, and to remember to care for their own mental health, too.
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🗞 Nearby News
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Marksville
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