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Port Fourchon Harbor PD responded to a call regarding a domestic disturbance. When police arrived, they allege Reyes began shooting at them. Police then shot and killed Geraldo Reyes.

https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/2022/08/23/troopers-respond-officer-involved-shooting-cut-off/7876764001/

Caddo Parish Sheriff's deputies escalated a chase of a pickup that crashed when it ran off the road and hit a tree. The truck erupted in flames and the driver died.

https://www.ksla.com/2022/07/03/driver-dies-when-truck-being-chased-by-police-crashes-bursts-into-flames/

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.

https://www.kalb.com/2022/06/20/natchitoches-police-investigating-homicide-suspect-pursuit-leads-ditch-crash-rapides-parish/

George Desamon Jr. allegedly refused to stop for a traffic stop and police escalated a chase and the Explorer overturned and then came to rest in the parking lot of the Carencro Community Center. Desamon was in the passenger seat and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lafayette Parish Coroner’s Office. Police alleged that the vehicle had been stolen.

https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/driver-injured-passenger-killed-after-high-speed-crash-in-stolen-vehicle

Abe Banks allegedly created a disturbance at a nursing home. Police arrived and shot and killed him.

https://www.kalb.com/2022/05/26/nursing-home-disturbance-preceded-fatal-deputy-involved-shooting/

https://bienvilleparishjournal.com/2022/05/27/state-police-investigating-deputy-involved-shooting/

https://winnparishjournal.com/breaking-news-louisiana-state-police-investigating-deputy-involved-shooting-in-winn-parish/

Bossier City police tried to traffic-stop a vehicle for a traffic violation. The vehicle did not stop and Louisiana State Police joined Bossier City PD in the chase. As troopers joined the chase, the vehicle crashed into a brick wall. The vehicle flipped multiple times until hitting a utility pole and stopping. Adler was an unrestrained passenger and was ejected from the vehicle, where she sustained fatal injuries. A second unrestrained juvenile passenger was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

https://www.ksla.com/2022/05/21/13-year-old-dead-following-friday-night-crash/

Dave Walker was hit and killed by a St. John Parish police vehicle at night in very low light on Airline Highway.

https://www.fox8live.com/2022/05/20/man-struck-killed-by-deputys-unit-laplace/

https://wgno.com/traffic/lsp-45-year-old-pedestrian-killed-in-crash-involving-st-john-parish-sheriffs-office-vehicle/

Jefferson Parish deputies responded to a disturbance call. The man they were targeting refused to come out of the apartment. Police alleged that he eventually came out holding a weapon. Police shot and killed him. No bodycam footage of the event has been provided.

https://www.wdsu.com/article/deputy-involved-in-deadly-terrytown-shooting-jpso-says/40046448

https://snbc13.com/rudy-guerrero-death-man-dead-in-terrytown-police-involved-shooting/

Candace Gill, 38, and Edward Williams allegedly stole baby care items and were seen leaving with their baby from a Walmart store. Police were notified and escalated a chase, knowing that an infant was in the car. The vehicle predictably crashed at high speeds into another van. Candace Gill fled in a panic and was arrested and charged with both deaths later. Her companion Edward Williams died. Her injured baby girl also died. Two people lost their lives over a chase due to retail shoplifting.

https://people.com/crime/infant-dies-car-crash-police-chase-mom-allegedly-shoplifted-baby-items/

Candace Gill, 38, and Edward Williams allegedly stole baby care items and were seen leaving with their baby from a Walmart store. Police were notified and escalated a chase. Police were notified and escalated a chase, knowing that an infant was in the car. The vehicle predictably crashed at high speeds into another van. Candace Gill fled in a panic and was arrested and charged with both deaths later. Her companion Edward Williams died. Her injured baby girl also died. Two people lost their lives over a chase due to retail shoplifting.

https://people.com/crime/infant-dies-car-crash-police-chase-mom-allegedly-shoplifted-baby-items/

Police claim that Baldwin was travelling 77 mph in a 55 mph speed zone south on LA 27 near US Hwy 90 when State troopers escalated a chase which exceeded 100 mph. While being chased through an intersection, he struck a raised concrete curb and he was ejected from the motorcycle, later passed away on May 16.

https://www.kplctv.com/2022/05/18/state-police-motorcyclist-dies-injuries-sustained-police-chase/

Sherrell Weston died when police chased a vehicle into her path at 120 mph, killing her. She had been a funeral director.

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/man-who-fled-police-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-in-crash/article_8860aabe-0bca-11ef-9fc1-a38db67c17f8.html

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.

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/

Frederick Eric Walter, 51, was driving a 2016 Honda Accord in Westwego when the local police stopped him. He drove away and police chased him until he crashed and died. Police did not say why they chased him.

https://www.nola.com/news/traffic/motorist-fleeing-westwego-police-killed-in-car-crash-authorities-say/article_dd772a90-c343-11ec-9ae5-5b2bcfeec553.html

Lafayette PD were sent to arrest Trevon Bonner for a shooting earlier that day. He locked himself in the home and police used an armored vehicle to break in, then deployed gas canisters. Police claim that he fired at them. They shot and killed him.

https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/crime_police/article_a91f0a26-bc2f-11ec-aeae-178d475fe76e.html

https://www.klfy.com/local/lafayette-parish/lsp-one-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/crime_police/article_d5c48f88-bc16-11ec-9116-932c12fc75f6.html

https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/crime_police/article_8e3b1974-bbfe-11ec-b801-eb90d58bbac8.html

Crowley PD shot Joey Gilbert Gauthreaux. He was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries. No more detail was given by police, the DA and even the Attorney General.

https://www.katc.com/news/acadia-parish/state-police-investigating-crowley-officer-involved-shooting

https://www.klfy.com/acadia-parish/officer-involved-shooting-reported-in-crowley/

https://www.kadn.com/news/louisiana-state-police-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-crowley-subject-died-of-injuries/article_7a95f480-94ca-11ec-8cc3-63c79a5de814.html

Jefferson Parish deputies Isaac Hughes and Jonathan Lewis were sent to a noise complaint call. They encountered Daniel Valle in his car and demanded that he get out. He did not “obey their commands” for several minutes and allegedly finally turned on his engine and honked the horn. As soon as the horn was sounded, the two deputies opened fire and shot and killed him.

https://www.wdsu.com/article/jefferson-parish-deputy-shoots-kills-man-marrero/39105650#

https://www.ksla.com/2022/02/22/2-jefferson-parish-deputies-booked-with-manslaughter-shooting-man-vehicle/

https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_0982f0a6-a71a-11ec-8b99-33bd636db23e.html

https://www.fox8live.com/2022/02/16/my-son-is-gone-now-family-grieves-man-shot-dead-by-jpso-deputies-after-refusing-get-out-car/

Louisiana State Police chased Richard Malone and engaged in a shootout with him. Malone crashed during the police chase and died.

https://www.katc.com/news/calcasieu-parish/lake-charles-man-in-shot-during-altercation-and-pursuit-dies

A Lafayette PD officer tried to stop a car they felt may be stolen. Police allege the driver pulled into a parking lot and fled on foot. Police and a K9 chased him until he jumped from a structure and fell to the ground. Officers attempted to taser him and tasered the K9 dog instead with the dog backing away, apparently unwilling to attack after being shocked. Police allege the man they had hunted down produced a gun and shot him to death. His mother, Tonya Coates, demanded transparency from law enforcement in her son Tyron Coates's death and demanded evidence of a gun. Police stated there had been a gun but did not provide bodycam or other evidence.

https://www.klfy.com/lafayette-parish/lsp-release-name-of-person-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.wbrz.com/news/person-killed-in-lafayette-police-officer-involved-shooting-lsp-detectives-investigate

https://www.klfy.com/lafayette-parish/officer-involved-shooting-leaves-one-dead

https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2022/02/04/group-wants-see-body-cam-footage-lafayette-police-shooting-tyron-coates-gun-pellerin-lafayette-shoot/6656318001/

East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s deputies arrived at an apartment building, knocking on doors, looking for someone wanted for kidnapping. A family was intimidated by the aggressive knocking and gathered in the back of the house, apparently unaware the knocking was police. A man in the household finally opened the door and was shot dead. Police said he had a gun. The occupants of the apartment did not seem to have been aware it was police at the door and police on BWC are confirmed to have made noise only but not identified themselves.

https://www.wafb.com/2022/03/11/investigators-video-raises-new-questions-deadly-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.wafb.com/2022/01/09/police-release-more-details-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-baton-rouge/

https://www.lsureveille.com/news/residents-lsu-students-demand-body-cam-footage-for-baton-rouge-resident-killed-by-police/article_68f23106-a3db-11ec-ac4c-eb8b6ccb23bb.html

Jackson Parish Sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call. It was reported that Dobbins allegedly broke into a home and threatened to kill another resident. Deputies located him and claim he pointed a weapon at them. They shot and killed Dobbins. No BWC or eyewitnesses are available to verify this narrative

https://www.knoe.com/2022/01/02/state-police-investigate-new-years-day-officer-involved-shooting-jackson-parish/

https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2022/01/02/jackson-parish-man-dead-after-police-involved-shooting-new-years-day/9072252002/

On December 27, 2021, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Lake Charles Police Department officers responded to reports of a man with a handgun in the 1000 block of Mill Street. The individual, identified as 22-year-old Christopher Thomas, allegedly fired multiple shots toward a residence before fleeing on foot. Later that night, Thomas returned to the same residence and fired additional shots, injuring an occupant in the foot. Officers located Thomas at a residence in the 2000 block of Cline Street around 3:00 a.m. on December 28. He exited the house with a handgun and body armor but went inside again. Thomas then fired shots at officers from the front driveway. Officers opened fire and killed him.
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TOTAL FATALITIES:
Fatalities: 1 (Christopher Thomas)

https://www.lsp.org/community-outreach/news/state-police-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-lake-charles-4/
https://apnews.com/article/police-shootings-louisiana-lake-charles-22215263702129bbab8b56634c1468fc
https://www.americanpress.com/2021/12/28/update-22-year-old-shot-at-residence-multiple-times-before-firing-at-officers/
https://www.fondelfuneralhome.com/obituary/christopher-22

On December 22, 2021, shortly before 6:00 p.m., a Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Deputy and a Livonia Police Department officer responded to a disturbance call on Cleveland Road in Fordoche, Louisiana. Residents reported that 48-year-old Jessie Lee Gaither IV had driven his truck into the front of a residence, causing substantial damage. Gaither exited the vehicle with a knife in one hand and a gun in the other. He left and walked up the street. Officers engaged Gaither in an altercation and fired a Taser at him. Gaither discharged a flare gun at the officers. An officer opened fire and killed him. Gaither was pronounced dead by the Pointe Coupee Parish Coroner's Office.
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TOTAL FATALITIES:
Fatalities: 1 (Jessie Lee Gaither IV)

https://www.lobservateur.com/2021/12/23/state-police-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-pointe-coupee-parish-2/
https://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/state-police-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-point-coupee-parish
https://apnews.com/article/fires-police-louisiana-baton-rouge-opelousas-99add17d197f156927c862adf56585a5
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/theadvocate/name/jessie-gaither-obituary?id=32037582

On December 21, 2021, at approximately 6:52 p.m., Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a residence on Larry Cook Road in Pitkin, Louisiana, following reports of a woman threatening to harm herself. Upon arrival, a man exited the residence and informed deputies that 44-year-old Chantel Jean Myers was inside, threatening to shoot herself. He also reported that Myers had fired a shot inside the home before their arrival and provided deputies with a note believed to be a suicide note. Deputies escalated a standoff with a noisy public address system, which caused her to hide inside and make threats toward approaching officers. After she exited the home with a gun and walked toward police, she positioned herself between two parked patrol cars with a gun allegedly pointed at a deputy. The deputy opened fire and killed her. She was pronounced dead at the scene by the Vernon Parish Coroner’s Office.
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TOTAL FATALITIES:
Fatalities: 1 (Chantel Jean Myers)

https://www.theleesvilleleader.com/2021/12/23/woman-shot-killed-after-threatening-deputies/
https://www.americanpress.com/2021/12/22/vernon-sheriff-woman-threatening-to-kill-self-fatally-shot-by-deputy/
https://www.facebook.com/VernonParishSheriff/posts/5064924283540608/
https://www.facebook.com/myerscolonialfuneralhome/posts/chantel-jean-myers-44-of-pitkin-la-passed-from-this-life-on-tuesday-december-21-/4938751329498023/
 

On November 23, 2021, at approximately 9:00 a.m., a Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a motorcycle near the intersection of LA-700 and Shelly Road in Kaplan, Louisiana, due to the rider not wearing a helmet. The motorcyclist, identified as 43-year-old Kelly Vaughn (also known as Kelly Griffin), did not provide identification and reportedly gave false information regarding his identity. Police alleged that he retrieved a handgun from his saddlebag; however, they admitted that he did not threaten them. Officers drew their firearms, and Vaughn fled on foot into a dense grassy field. Law enforcement established a perimeter, and the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office Special Response Team, along with Louisiana State Police, deployed aerial drones to locate him. Negotiators demanded his surrender, but Vaughn responded by firing shots at the drones and stated he would end his life rather than be taken to jail. At approximately 4:24 p.m., many hours after the standoff began, Vaughn died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during the SWAT standoff. It is unknown whether he had committed any crimes, as police did not comment further.
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TOTAL FATALITIES:
Fatalities: 1 (Kelly Vaughn)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/man-wanted-us-marshals-office-181337223.html
https://www.gueydantoday.com/news/vermilion-parish-sheriffs-deputies-attempt-capture-federal-fugitive-ends-fugitive-taking-his
https://shreveportmag.com/montana-fugitive-takes-his-own-life-following-traffic-stop-in-louisiana

On November 21, 2021, at approximately 10:00 p.m., officers from the Louisiana State Police and the East Jefferson Levee District Police Department were directing traffic at the intersection of Airline Highway and Severn Avenue in Metairie, Louisiana, due to traffic signal repairs. Several concerned motorists alerted the officers to a man walking along Airline Highway near Causeway Boulevard, armed with a firearm and a knife. The individual was identified as 52-year-old Jabari Farafiai Asante-Chioke of LaPlace. He fled on foot when police demanded that he stop. A trooper fired a Taser. Asante-Chioke turned and pointed a gun. A state trooper and two East Jefferson Levee District officers all opened fire at the same time and killed him. He was pronounced dead on the highway.
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TOTAL FATALITIES:
Fatalities: 1 (Jabari Farafiai Asante-Chioke)

https://www.wdsu.com/article/laplace-man-lsp-trooper-shooting/38345806
https://www.lobservateur.com/2021/11/25/laplace-man-killed-in-jefferson-parish-shooting
https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/jefferson/louisiana-state-police-identify-man-killed-airline-highway/289-4dd6d109-648b-4022-8c67-1d3920d0e0d3
https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-new-orleans-metairie-c810af54194b97750391cf666ed9fbba
https://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/police-officers-shot-killed-man-who-pointed-gun-at-them

On November 4, 2021, at approximately 2:30 p.m., Louisiana State Police fatally shot 36-year-old Barry Rigsby at the Wisner Apartment Complex on Maple Street in Wisner, Louisiana. Rigsby was wanted for questioning in a triple homicide that had occurred earlier that day in Shreveport. Police located Rigsby's abandoned vehicle near the apartment complex. Franklin Parish Sheriff's deputies began evacuating residents. During the evacuation, Rigsby fired shots at the deputies and locked himself inside an apartment. Louisiana State Police, including SWAT and police negotiators, arrived. After a standoff lasting four hours, during which Rigsby continued to fire shots at police and threw a fire extinguisher at them, police shot and killed him.
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TOTAL FATALITIES:
Fatalities: 1 (Barry Rigsby)

https://www.ktalnews.com/news/crime/spd-identifies-suspect-in-overnight-triple-homicide-manhunt-underway/
https://www.ktalnews.com/news/crime/victims-identified-in-cedar-grove-triple-homicide-spd-says-suspect-had-history-of-domestic-violence/
https://bdcradio.com/local-news/suspect-in-shreveport-triple-homicide-dies-in-shootout-with-state-police/
https://apnews.com/article/police-louisiana-shreveport-7f099153661762604b73af1e944193c1
https://louisianaradionetwork.com/2021/11/04/suspect-in-shreveport-triple-homicide-killed-by-police/
 

On November 1, 2021, at approximately 4:11 p.m., the Houma Police Department responded to a disturbance call at Downtown Court and East Main Street in Houma, Louisiana. Upon arrival, the first officer encountered 36-year-old Johnny McGee, who reportedly charged at the officer while holding a screwdriver. The officer issued commands to stop and attempted to create distance; however, McGee continued to advance. A second officer arrived on the scene as McGee allegedly raised his arm with the screwdriver toward one of the officers, prompting an officer to discharge his service weapon. McGee was struck by gunfire and transported to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Family members later revealed that McGee had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and was experiencing a mental health crisis at the time of the encounter.
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TOTAL FATALITIES:
Fatalities: 1 (Johnny McGee)

https://www.wdsu.com/article/lsp-houma-police-involved-in-shooting/38128283
https://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/man-killed-during-shooting-incident-with-houma-officers
https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/lafourche-terrebonne/man-shot-by-houma-police-lsp-investigating/289-1c58a661-fd71-4969-a51a-b97c0d50ab2c
https://www.lobservateur.com/2021/11/02/louisiana-state-police-investigating-houma-police-department-officer-involved-shooting
https://wgno.com/news/crime/lsp-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-in-houma

On October 4, 2021, shortly before 11:30 a.m., Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's deputies responded to a disturbance at a business on Tunnel Boulevard in Houma, Louisiana, involving 45-year-old Shane E. Hartman, who was reportedly seen with a knife. Deputies took the knife, had him evaluated by medical personnel, and released him. Later, deputies received a second complaint that he was impeding traffic. Hartman asked to be taken to a business within the city limits. When police drove him, he refused to exit the patrol vehicle. Officers engaged him in an altercation during which he allegedly took a taser away from a charging deputy. Another deputy opened fire, striking Hartman in the upper torso. The bullet from the deputy also injured the hand of another deputy. Hartman died from his injuries.
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TOTAL FATALITIES:
Fatalities: 1 (Shane E. Hartman)

https://houmatimes.com/crime/hpd-suspect-in-tpso-officer-involved-shooting-dies/
https://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/houma-police-investigate-officer-involved-shooting
https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/lafourche-terrebonne/man-fatally-shot-struggle-terrebonne-deputy/289-bbcac51c-279f-4465-b2a7-e07f263c07e3
https://www.wdsu.com/article/terrebonne-parish-deputy-shoots-kills-man-accused-in-struggle-over-stun-gun-houma-police-say/37870088
https://www.facebook.com/houma.detectives500/posts/october-5-2021on-yesterday-october-4-2021-shortly-before-1130am-houma-police-res/4454092968016193

On October 2, 2021, at approximately 2:00 a.m., 58-year-old Wade Anthony Adams Sr. called 911, stating that he was armed with a shotgun, consuming alcohol and marijuana, and expressing suicidal intentions, indicating that officers would have to kill him. Westwego Police officers located Adams in a church parking lot, but he refused to communicate and drove away, leading to a two-hour low-speed pursuit around the city. Officers eventually boxed in Adams' vehicle in the 400 block of Fourth Street. As they approached, Adams reportedly reached for his shotgun. Officers opened fire and killed him. Adams was pronounced dead at the scene.
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TOTAL FATALITIES:
Fatalities: 1 (Wade Anthony Adams Sr.)

https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/jefferson/report-westwego-police-fatally-shoot-man/289-80a4f098-d70a-4deb-a59c-66bded814aa7
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/marrero-la/wade-adams-10389145
https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/la/westwego/wade-anthony-adams-sr-13465616
 

Officers had initially reportedly responded to an unspecified incident at the location. Police engaged in an altercation and opened fire, killing him. No details have been released. Desmond Damond Louis was pronounced dead at the location. The Louisiana State Police is investigating the incident.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES:Fatalities: 1

https://www.kplctv.com/2021/09/23/lake-charles-officer-involved-shooting
https://www.louisianastatepolice.com/news/incident-report-september-2021

On September 1, 2021, at approximately 3:30 PM, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office (JPSO) deputies responded to reports of a public disturbance in the 6400 block of Park Manor Drive in Metairie, Louisiana. Upon arrival, deputies encountered Anne Marie Schilly, a 65-year-old woman, reportedly agitated and behaving erratically. Witnesses stated that Schilly was directing racial slurs and profanities toward parish workers repairing a water main. Specific remarks included the use of the N-word and commands such as, "Go back to your country," directed at the workers. This behavior was captured by bystanders on video.
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Deputies approached Schilly to de-escalate the situation, but she refused to cooperate, entered her vehicle, and fled the scene. In the process, Schilly dragged one of the responding deputies with her car for a short distance before breaking free.
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A high-risk pursuit ensued, with Schilly driving erratically through Metairie, endangering other motorists and pedestrians. During the chase, she reportedly attempted to strike multiple individuals with her vehicle. Eyewitness accounts describe her driving onto sidewalks and into oncoming traffic, exacerbating the public safety threat. The pursuit concluded near the intersection of Veterans Boulevard and Lisa Drive, where heavy traffic temporarily halted Schilly’s vehicle.
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As deputies approached her car to take her into custody, Schilly accelerated, striking a second deputy. In response, Deputy Jane Smith fired multiple shots into the driver’s side of her vehicle, striking Schilly. Her car traveled an additional 40 to 50 feet before coming to a stop. Schilly was pronounced dead at the scene.

1. https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice
2. https://www.nola.com/news/crime_politics/article_anne_marie_schilly_shooting
3. https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/article_deputy_dragged_schilly_racist
4. https://www.wdsu.com/article/anne-schilly-shooting-mental-health-crisis
5. https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/jefferson-parish-deputy-dragged-anne-schilly

On August 8, 2021, at approximately 2:00 a.m., a shooting occurred in the parking lot of The District nightclub, located at 4607 Johnston Street in Lafayette, Louisiana. The venue had hosted a concert by Baton Rouge rapper Webbie earlier that evening.
An off-duty moonlighting Lafayette Police Department officer, working security at the event, approached a group involved in an altercation. The officer claims that as he approached, one or more individuals fired at him. The officer returned fire, killing Dashawn "Big Top" Batiste, a 22-year-old man from Breaux Bridge. A female bystander was also shot and sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The officer was unharmed and was not wearing a body camera at the time of the incident.
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Louisiana State Police conducted an investigation and determined there was no probable cause to charge the officer. In September 2022, a wrongful death lawsuit was filed by Batiste's daughter, alleging that inadequate security measures at The District contributed to the fatal incident. The lawsuit names The District, Lafayette Consolidated Government, and an unnamed Lafayette Police officer as defendants.

• https://www.katc.com/news/state-police-investigate-fatal-shooting-on-johnston-street
• https://www.klfy.com/local/lafayette-parish/breaking-news-lafayette-police-and-state-troopers-respond-to-shooting-along-johnston-street/
• https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/state-police-deliver-district-officer-involved-shooting-report-to-the-da
• https://apnews.com/article/shootings-40042f7e2dec249b92f6d5ed1314ffa5
• https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-fatally-shot-outside-district-120121876.html
• https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/2085566
 

On July 25, 2021, at approximately 12:15 p.m., deputies from the Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office (APSO) arrived at an apartment on Kathy Meadows Lane in Crowley, Louisiana, to apprehend a 35-year-old man. The man was wanted for questioning in a Jennings homicide investigation and had an active warrant in Acadia Parish.
Upon arrival, the man fired at the deputies, injuring one. In response, at least one deputy returned fire. After several unsuccessful attempts to establish communication, the APSO SWAT team entered the residence and found the man deceased from gunshot wounds.
The Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations is overseeing the investigation into the incident.

• https://www.lobservateur.com/2021/07/27/lsp-investigating-acadia-parish-officer-involved-shooting/
• https://www.katc.com/news/acadia-parish/update-full-recovery-expected-for-deputy
• https://calcasieu.info/louisiana-state-police-investigating-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-crowley/
• https://www.facebook.com/LouisianaStatePolice/posts/5092430967440119/

On June 5, 2021, deputies from the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a location near LA-1034 and Vincent Road in Denham Springs, Louisiana. Upon the deputies’ arrival, Michael J. Knighten, a 32-year-old male, drove away in his vehicle. Police escalated a chase, during which Knighten made a U-turn, leading to a head-on collision with a deputy’s patrol vehicle parked on the shoulder of Highway 16 near James Street.
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Police alleged that during the chase, Knighten caused the collision intentionally to die by suicide. However, law enforcement did not provide any evidence, such as body camera footage, dashcam recordings, or official reports, to substantiate this claim. Knighten died from injuries sustained in the vehicle collision during the active police chase.
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Total Fatalities: 1
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Last Update: 12/25/2024

https://www.brproud.com/news/lpso-deputy-hurt-and-suspect-dies-in-head-on-collision
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_ba9c7d92-c8c9-11eb-bc0b-b7744e5c51f5.html
https://www.wafb.com/2021/06/06/man-dead-after-head-on-collision-during-police-chase/
 

On June 1, 2021, at approximately 2:30 a.m., deputies from the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office and officers from the Berwick Police Department responded to a report of a suspicious individual near Sixth Street and Utah Street in Berwick, Louisiana. Robert Pearce, a 37-year-old male from New Iberia, ran away on foot. Police escalated a chase and alleged that Pearce attempted to enter a vehicle occupied by a female driver while holding an object they believed was a gun. Law enforcement opened fire, killing Pearce.
He was pronounced dead on the street by the St. Mary Parish Coroner's Office.
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Investigators later disclosed that Pearce had been unarmed and was carrying only a BB pistol. The Louisiana State Police are investigating the shooting.
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Total Fatalities: 1

Last Update: 12/25/2024

https://www.katc.com/news/st-mary-parish/state-police-investigating-shooting-involving-deputy-in-berwick
https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/article_8b27685a-dab7-11eb-ae68-3fe82f82a3ec.html
https://www.wafb.com/2021/06/01/berwick-man-fatally-shot-by-police-st-mary-parish/

On May 31, 2021, at approximately 9:30 a.m., the Madison Parish Sheriff's Office requested assistance from the Louisiana State Police regarding an armed individual, Michael Jackson, a 29-year-old Black male from Vicksburg, Mississippi, who had locked himself in his vehicle on U.S. Highway 65, north of Tallulah, Louisiana.
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Earlier that day, Jackson had fled from Warren County Sheriff's deputies in Mississippi, allegedly dragging them with his vehicle as they attempted to arrest him on outstanding warrants.
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Upon being located by Madison Parish deputies, Jackson fled and crashed into a ditch alongside U.S. Highway 65. He then produced a handgun, leading deputies to secure the scene and call for assistance.
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Louisiana State Police personnel, including police negotiators, arrived and engaged in a standoff. During this time, Jackson exhibited erratic behavior, such as shooting into his own vehicle and walking into an adjacent field with the firearm. The police fired less-lethal weapons in an attempt to disarm him. Subsequently, Jackson approached the safety perimeter and attempted to draw his handgun, prompting troopers to open fire, resulting in his death.
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Total Fatalities: 1
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Last Update: 12/25/2024

https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/local-news/breaking-news-louisiana-state-police-work-stand-off-in-tallulah/
https://www.wapt.com/article/sheriff-suspect-dragged-warren-county-detective-over-outstanding-warrant/36586518
https://www.vicksburgpost.com/2021/06/01/vicksburg-man-killed-in-standoff-with-louisiana-authorities/
https://www.picayuneitem.com/2021/06/louisiana-state-police-investigating-trooper-involved-shooting-in-madison-parish/

Officers from the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office had reportedly responded to an incident at Shady Grove Lane in Norwood, Louisiana. An altercation occurred, and police opened fire, killing the individual. No further details about the incident have been released. The Louisiana State Police is investigating the incident.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES:Fatalities: 1

• https://www.lobservateur.com/2021/05/22/state-police-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-east-feliciana-parish/
• https://www.brproud.com/news/suspect-killed-in-weekend-officer-involved-shooting-in-east-feliciana/
•https://wgno.com/news/crime/louisiana-state-police-domestic-disturbance-ends-deadly-with-officer-involved-shooting/

On May 20, 2021, James "Ray" Jarreau, a 57-year-old White male, was fatally shot by officers from the Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office and the Louisiana State Police during an arrest attempt at 4243 Florida Boulevard in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Jarreau was believed to have been involved in the murder of his ex-girlfriend and the injury of another man in Pointe Coupee Parish. Authorities issued a warrant for his arrest.
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Upon locating him, officers tried to arrest him. Police alleged that Jarreau produced a gun. Officers opened fire and killed him.
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The Louisiana State Police investigated the shooting.
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Total Fatalities: 1
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Last Update: 12/25/2024

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/armed-and-dangerous-man-who-allegedly-killed-his-ex-girlfriend-is-on-the-run/
https://www.wafb.com/2021/05/20/pointe-coupee-murder-suspect-shot-killed-by-law-enforcement/
https://www.wbrz.com/news/pointe-coupee-murder-suspect-shot-and-killed-in-baton-rouge 

On May 10, 2021, at approximately 2:00 a.m., a Louisiana State Police trooper observed a Ford Explorer traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 167 near LA Highway 749 that was driving too fast. The trooper escalated pursuit; the driver did not stop. The trooper allegedly "called off the chase" due to inclement weather and high speeds, just before the Explorer veered off the roadway, struck a parked vehicle, overturned, and hit a utility pole. The Explorer was occupied by four juveniles, including 15-year-old passenger Trashawn Blake Harrison, who was ejected from the vehicle and died. Three other juveniles were injured.
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Total Fatalities/Injuries: 1 fatality, 3 injuries
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Last Update: 12/25/2024
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https://www.fletcherfuneralhomes.org/obituary/7463536
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232179549/trashawn-blake-harrison
https://www.gueydantoday.com/obituaries/trashawn-blake-harrison
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/trashawn-harrison-obituary?id=5545960
https://www.kpel965.com/abbeville-teenager-dies-after-police-chase-crash-during-stormy-weather/