Death by Cop- 2022
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Dave Bigord
Case # :767
Gender : Male
Age : 24
Race : Black
Date : 06/19/2022
Location : Hwy 165 S of Glenmora
City : Glenmora
County : Natchitoches
State : Louisiana
Agency : Natchitoches Department, Vernon Parish
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Dave Bigord, 24, of Mount Olive, North Carolina, allegedly shot a man and forced his girlfriend into a vehicle at gunpoint and fled the scene before officers arrived. Vernon Parish law enforcement tried to traffic-stop him and escalated a chase. During the chase, NPD said Bigord’s girlfriend jumped free from the vehicle in Alexandria.
Bigord eventually crashed his vehicle into a ditch on Hwy 165 just south of Glenmora in Rapides Parish. He committed suicide under police duress.