Louisiana parishioners stop armed teen who entered children’s church service

Boy, 16, who entered Catholic first communion service in Abbeville with rifle charged with terrorizing and firearms possession

A 16-year-old has been charged with one count of terrorizing and two counts of possession of a firearm by a juvenile after entering a church service in Abbeville, Louisiana, where 60 children were receiving their first holy communion.

Police have confirmed that “the person was confronted by parishioners and escorted outside” before being taken into custody.