3 teens arrested after alleged ambush robbery attempt fails, leaving 2 shot in Raceland

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Three teenagers were arrested and a fourth is hospitalized in critical condition following what Lafourche Parish authorities described as a failed attempt at an ambush armed robbery.

The incident occurred Thursday night (Dec. 5) in Raceland. The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office says four people conspired on a plan to rob a 17-year-old boy at a residence in the 100 block of Brooklyn Lane.

According to the LPSO, 19-year-old Kayleigh Gregoire of Houma and a second female (whose identity has not been disclosed) allegedly lured the targeted victim to the residence with the promise of a sexual encounter. Once he arrived, 18-year-old Payton Scott of Bayou Blue and a 16-year-old boy attempted to rob him at gunpoint.

But the plan fell apart when the 17-year-old victim also was armed and a shootout erupted during the robbery attempt.

The sheriff’s office said the targeted 17-year-old was grazed on the hand by a gunshot. The female yet to be identified was shot twice and had to be airlifted to University Medical Center in New Orleans for emergency treatment. The agency said she is stable but remains in critical condition.

The LPSO said Scott and the 16-year-old juvenile were booked with attempted armed robbery and use of a firearm in an attempted armed robbery.

Scott was booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex in Thibodaux and his bond was set at $150,000. The 16-year-old was booked into the Juvenile Justice Facility in Thibodaux.

Gregoire was booked with principal to attempted armed robbery and principal to attempted armed robbery with the use of a firearm. She also was booked into the Correctional Complex with bond set at $150,000.

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