Suspect in custody for attempted second-degree murder after allegedly shooting man in chest
WALKER - After finding a man shot in the chest late Wednesday night, Livingston Parish deputies arrested a man wanted for attempted second-degree murder.
The LPSO said deputies were called to Joe Lee Road in Walker around 11 p.m. Wednesday night in response to a report of a shot fired.
Once on scene, deputies found one man with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to the hospital and is currently listed as being in stable condition. Surveillance cameras showed a man identified as 35-year-old Mark Covington fleeing the scene on a bike.
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Anyone with information on Covington's whereabouts is encouraged to call Capital Region Crime Stoppers at (225) 344-7867.