Eunice Police: Recent shootings, including homicide, are related

Eunice Police say a series of shootings over several days, including a Friday night homicide, are related and retaliatory.
In the most recent incident, police responded to a shooting in the 800 block of South Beulah Street at 5 p.m. Sunday, according to a statement from the department.
Moments later a second round of gunfire was reported by officers on Lewis Street near where an officer was responding to an unrelated call.
Another unit that was in the vicinity initiated a pursuit of a black Honda Civic. The pursuit ended on a dead end farm road off Louisiana Hwy. 95 North when the vehicle drove into a bayou at the end of the road.
Three or four passengers in the vehicle fled the scene. The driver was apprehended.
The vehicle had been reported stolen with the Ville Platte Police Department.
During the pursuit, weapons were thrown from the vehicle. These weapons were located. More weapons were recovered from the vehicle, as well as other evidence.
A 20-year-old Eunice man was injured in the Beulah Street shooting. He sustained serious injuries but is in stable condition in a Lafayette hospital.
There were no reported injuries at the Lewis Street location.
The driver, 19-year-old Ray’zne Ivory of 820 N. Second St., Eunice, was arrested. She is currently being held on charges of attempted first-degree murder and possession of a stolen vehicle. More charges are pending.
Ivory is the girlfriend of and has a child with Tyvon Favors, who was killed in a Friday night shooting on East Laurel Avenue.
These shootings appear to be retaliation shootings and are related to other shootings that have been happening in Eunice, according to a statement from the department.
Police have been receiving numerous tips through Crime Stoppers and telephone calls, but are still in need of more information from witnesses and about any evidence that would be beneficial in the investigations.
Anyone with information, please call 337-948-TIPS (8477) or report using the P3 app. All callers will remain anonymous.