Opelousas Police are investigating a shooting that happened overnight.

Officers were sent out at 1:19 Wednesday morning after receiving reports of shots fired in the area of Truman Street.

When police arrived, they found 19-year-old Donnie Sam had been shot three times. He was pronounced dead by the St. Landry Parish coroner, police said.

If you have any information that could help investigators, you're urged to call Crime Stoppers of St. Landry Parish at 948-TIPS.

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