By MIKE NIXON
What witnesses said sounded like a domestic dispute that carried over into public left two men wounded and a gunman dead following a shooting at an east Houma casino bar.
The incident began Thursday when 57-year-old John A. Breaux, of Houma, entered High Rollers, which adjoins with the Nifty Fifties Cafe, at 9730 E. Main Street and confronted his ex-wife, Roxanne LeBoeuf.
According to Houma Police, LeBoeuf was standing at the bar with a group of people. After words were exchanged, Breaux allegedly left the building and returned with two handguns at approximately 6:30 p.m. He fired one shot hitting Tommy Champagne, 45, of Bourg in the stomach. A second shot was fired and struck Neal Dupre, 40, of Chauvin, in the shoulder and neck.
Bourg then was said to have turned and while leaving the establishment fired one round at his face.
Champagne and Dupre were transported by ambulance to Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center and were listed in stable condition two hours after arrival. Dupre was released from the hospital over the weekend, according to police, but as of press time Monday, Champagne's status was unclear.
Breaux was taken to Terrebonne General Medical Center where he died from his self-inflicted wounds approximately 12 hours after the shooting.
A clerk at the neighboring J&N Truck Stop, who did not want to be named, said patrons from the restaurant and bar were running across a common parking lot to her business. "Dey said, dey's shootin' up da place," she said of those fleeing the scene. "I know all dem people."
Two bystanders, who declined to provide their names, said that High Rollers generally has a standard crowd and that LeBoeuf was a regular there, although they did not know her name.
Houma Police were still piecing the case together on Monday.
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