Officials haven't said how the boy, who is in custody, was related to the victims.
A 10-year-old boy shot and killed the 82-year-old onetime mayor of a northwest Louisiana town, police say.Minden Police Chief Jared McIver told local news outlets that the boy told police that he shot and killed Joe Cornelius Sr., 82, and his daughter, Keisha Miles, 31. Both were found Sunday morning with multiple gunshot wounds.Officials haven't said how the boy, who is in custody, was related to the victims.
Cornelius was a longtime member of the Minden city council who was appointed mayor for a time in 2013 after the previous mayor died. He was also a former sheriff's deputy and marshal. A pillar of the town's Black community, Cornelius was a former funeral home worker who had run programs for youth and helped launch local Black history observations.
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