LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — The family of a Louisiana man who was stabbed over the weekend is calling the assault a hate crime, but police say there’s no evidence to support that.

Lafayette police spokesman Sgt. Wayne Griffin said 18-year-old Holden White was stabbed in the neck and wrists Saturday and remained in critical condition Monday. Chase Seneca was arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder. White's family believe White was targeted because he was gay. Griffin said nothing in the case indicates the incident was a hate crime.

Griffin said Seneca and White got into an argument and Seneca stabbed White in the neck.

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ORIGINAL STORY (written by Brandon Comeaux)

(June 21): 19-year-old Chance Seneca has been charged with Attempted 2nd Degree Murder following an alleged stabbing late Saturday night in the 400 block of Maryview Farm Road in Lafayette.

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Lafayette Police Department PIO Sgt. Wayne Griffin says 18-year-old Holden White is in critical condition in a local hospital with a large cut to his neck.

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