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Rhett Thibodeaux

Case # :521

Gender : Male

Age : 26

Race : White

Date : 04/25/2022

Location : Louisiana Hwy 394/Labadieville

City : Napoleonville

County : Assumption

State : Louisiana

Agency : Louisiana State Police

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop, possibly stolen car

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

Louisiana State Police allegedly saw a stolen vehicle on the highway that refused a traffic stop. They claim that Rhett Thibodeaux fled in the car and once he stopped, he reversed the vehicle. Police claim that he reversed towards them, and therefore shot and killed him. It is unknown whether he ever presented a danger to the officers.

Source Links :

https://www.wdsu.com/article/louisiana-state-police-investigating-deputy-involved-shooting/39807070

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_b98192b2-c41d-11ec-8c6d-0bb6f35b44bb.html

https://www.knoe.com/2022/04/24/lsp-investigating-deputy-involved-shooting-assumption-parish/