A 19-year-old male who last year shot a father defending his daughter from bullies was sentenced Wednesday, WBRZ-TV reported.
Jerry Huggins initially was charged with attempted first-degree murder and illegal use of a weapon in connection with the March 2025 shooting of Corey Breaux, who said he went outside to protect his daughter from a group of teenagers who were bullying her, the station said.
‘At the very least the individual should have received life.’
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Video shows Breaux approaching the group when Huggins pulled a gun and opened fire.
Breaux was shot three times, leaving him with significant injuries, WBRZ added.
“This gentleman was doing nothing wrong,” Baton Rouge Police Information Officer Saundra Watts told the station following the shooting. “He was trying to defend his daughter against a bunch
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