US Louisiana shootings claim five lives

HOUSTON, Jan 27 (Xinhua): A manhunt is underway in the southeastern U.S. state of Louisiana for a man suspected in shootings that have left five people dead, local authorities said on Saturday.

Dakota Theriot, 21, is wanted in connection with the shootings, authorities said.

Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre told a news conference that deputies were called to a trailer in the city of Gonzales, about 40 kilometres southeast of Louisiana's capital Baton Rouge, for a "domestic incident" on Saturday morning. Upon arrival, deputies found Elizabeth and Keith Theriot, both 51, who had been shot but were still alive.

Webre said deputies were able to interview one of the victims before they were transported to a hospital in Baton Rouge, where they later died.