Wife killed after husband allegedly mistook her for intruder

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A man has been accused of second-degree murder after allegedly shooting his wife multiple times, claiming he thought she was an intruder, police say.

The shooting happened around 1 a.m. Saturday in the 600 block of East Street in Opelousas.

According to a spokeswoman with the police department, 911 operators told responding officers that a man called saying he had just shot an intruder and it was his wife.

When officers arrived, they discovered Lashanna Ward, 24, of Opelousas, dead from multiple gunshot wounds.

The suspect, Daniel Johnson, 26, of Opelousas, told police that he thought someone was breaking into his home and fired his weapon, but afterward saw that the supposed intruder was his wife, according to police.

Johnson was booked into jail on the charge of second-degree murder.