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Dashawn "Big Top" Batiste

Gender : Male

Age : 22

Race : Black

Date : 08/08/2021

Location : 4607 Johnston Street

City : Lafayette

County : Lafayette

State : Louisiana

Agency : Lafayette Police Department (LPD)

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by moonlighting officer at concert venue

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

• 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