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Lisa Arseneaux

Gender : Female

Age : 62

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/25/2021

Location : 100 block of Haroleans Street

City : Harahan

County : Jefferson

State : Louisiana

Agency : Harahan Police Department

Officer(s) :Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed during domestic disturbance involving police response

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On April 25, 2021, at approximately 6:30 p.m., officers from the Harahan Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance in the 100 block of Haroleans Street in Harahan, Louisiana. Upon arrival, officers observed a man, identified as 63-year-old David Arseneaux, holding a .40 caliber handgun to the head of his wife, Lisa Arseneaux, a 62-year-old female.
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Witnesses reported that Lisa attempted to flee, but David restrained her and dragged her back toward their residence. Officers instructed David to drop the weapon and release his wife. Despite these efforts, David reportedly fired his handgun at Lisa, inflicting fatal injuries.
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In response, two Harahan police officers discharged their firearms, striking David multiple times. Both Lisa and David were transported to University Medical Center. Lisa succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead. An autopsy confirmed that all projectiles recovered from Lisa’s body matched the caliber of David’s weapon, ruling out police gunfire as the cause of her death.
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David Arseneaux was hospitalized in critical condition and later faced charges of first-degree murder and second-degree kidnapping.
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Total Fatalities/Injuries: 1 fatality (Lisa Arseneaux), 1 injury (David Arseneaux)
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Last Update: 12/25/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/jefferson/harahan-woman-killed-in-domestic-disturbance-wasnt-shot-by-police-coroner-reports/289-aa5e1b71-9855-489c-8a24-bcb230579e8c
https://www.wdsu.com/article/coroner-says-gunfire-from-domestic-violence-suspect-not-police-killed-harahan-woman/36267736
https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/crime/harahan-pd-exchange-gunfire-with-man-while-responding-to-domestic-dispute/289-41e1f6de-b8f6-40b8-8740-94711dae786d
https://wgno.com/news/harahan-police-say-man-and-woman-shot-during-domestic-disturbance/
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/new-orleans-la/lisa-arseneaux-10175823