Death by Cop- 2024

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Matthew Lathers

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : Black

Date : 04/28/2024

Location : 700 block of Farm Avenue

City : Kenner

County : Jefferson Parish

State : Louisiana

Agency : Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during SWAT siege

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police allege that Matthew Lathers had injured someone in a prior robbery and when police located him, SWAT was sent and escalated a neighborhood shootout of significant proportions with SWAT escalating a militarized attack on the home and Lathers firing back. Lathers shot and injured 6 people, all of whom survived. Among them were 3 officers who had participated in the SWAT shooting of Lathers. None of the officers had significant injuries but Lathers was killed.

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abcnews.go.com/US/3-police-officers-shot-louisiana-fatal-standoff-gunman/story?id=109732769

https://www.fox8live.com/2024/04/28/jpso-sniper-kills-suspect-wanted-allegedly-shooting-6-including-3-kenner-officers/