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Tyquarius Armstrong

Gender : Male

Age : 21

Race : Black

Date : 06/05/2024

Location : 5600 block of Robertson Avenue

City : Baton Rouge

County : Baton Rouge Parish

State : Louisiana

Agency : Baton Rouge Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during drug raid

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 06/05/2024, at approximately 10:00 a.m., East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office deputies, in coordination with the Baton Rouge Police Department and the DEA, executed a search warrant at a residence in the 5600 block of Robertson Avenue, Baton Rouge. Deputies instructed all occupants to exit the house. Two individuals complied, but Tyquarius Armstrong, 21, remained inside.
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At approximately 10:15 a.m., deputies entered the residence and encountered Armstrong in a bedroom. Armstrong fired multiple shots, striking one deputy in the lower abdomen and another in their bulletproof vest. Deputies opened fire, fatally striking Armstrong, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The identities of the deputies involved have not been disclosed. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office is conducting an internal investigation.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
1 fatality (Tyquarius Armstrong)
2 injured deputies
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LAST UPDATE: 12/08/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.police1.com/officer-shootings/bwc-2-la-deputies-shot-in-shootout-with-man-waiting-behind-door-with-gun
https://unfilteredwithkiran.com/ebr-deputy-shot-while-executing-warrant-expected-to-make-full-recovery
https://www.brproud.com/news/local-news/east-baton-rouge-parish/two-shot-including-deputy-in-baton-rouge-officials-say