Bogalusa mayor says councilperson threatened to shoot him [Video]

The Bogalusa mayor is pressing charges against a councilwoman accused of threatening to shoot him during this week’s council meeting. Mayor Tyrin Truong posted a statement on his Facebook page saying that he was threatened by a council person “with a loaded double barrel shotgun.”Truong does not specifically name the councilperson in his statement, but during an exchange with a resident caught on the meeting livestream, Councilwoman Penny Douglas admits to saying it after the resident brings up her comments as concerning.Following a heated exchange, the mayor briefly speaks before leaving the meeting. The audio from the meeting makes most of the exchange hard to hear. Troung’s statement on Facebook said he is pressing charges because he wants to make an example about the seriousness of gun violence. His statement read: “The Bogalusa City Council’s lack of decorum has become concerning. Last night, I was threatened by a council person …