Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Tony Pollard
Gender : Male
Age : 53
Race : White
Date : 07/11/2024
Location : 400 block of Wagon Trail Road
City : Carencro
County : Lafayette Parish
State : Louisiana
Agency : Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 07/10/2024, around 7:45 p.m., Lafayette Parish Sheriff's deputies attempted to arrest 53-year-old Tony Pollard in the 400 block of Wagon Trail Road in Carencro. Pollard was under investigation for several violent crimes, including a July 4 armed robbery in which two firearms were stolen.
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During the arrest attempt, Pollard allegedly "moved in a threatening manner." Deputies opened fire, killing him. Reports do not specify whether Pollard was armed during the incident. The Louisiana State Police is investigating the incident.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality.
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LAST UPDATE: 12/08/2024
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.klfy.com/local/lafayette-parish/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-allegedly-robbed-carencro-man-at-gunpoint-days-prior/
https://www.lsp.org/community-outreach/news/starupdatestar-state-police-detectives-continue-investigation-of-lafayette-parish-sheriff-s-office-deputy-involved-shooting/
https://www.katc.com/lafayette-parish/lsp-investigating-lafayette-deputy-involved-shooting
