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Diamonte Lafanette

Gender : Male

Age : 23

Race : Black

Date : 07/03/2025

Location : 12th Street and Seventh Avenue

City : Lake Charles

County : Calcasieu

State : Louisiana

Agency : Lake Charles Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during armed disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On July 3, 2025, just before 7:40 a.m., Lake Charles Police responded to a 911 call reporting a man pointing a gun at passing vehicles on 12th Street. The first officer on scene reported being shot at multiple times as she exited her patrol vehicle. She returned fire, and the man fled on foot into a residential area.
Officers then set up a perimeter and tracked the man to a nearby shed. He emerged from hiding, brandished a firearm, and ran toward SWAT officers while continuing to fire. SWAT officers returned fire, striking and disabling him. He was transported to a local hospital and later pronounced dead. Investigators found a stolen handgun at the scene.
No officers were injured during the incident. Six officers have been placed on administrative leave following department policy. Louisiana State Police detectives have taken over the investigation and continue to reconstruct the events using command logs, shell casings, recovered firearms, and body/dash camera footage.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://lsp.org/community-outreach/news/state-police-detectives-continue-investigation-of-lake-charles-police-department-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.kplctv.com/2025/07/07/identity-man-released-who-was-shot-killed-after-opening-fire-police/
https://americanpress.com/2025/07/07/update-23-year-old-man-identified-as-man-fatally-injured-during-officer-involved-shooting/
https://kfdm.com/news/local/lake-charles-officers-shoot-kill-man-who-opened-fire-on-them-multiple-times
https://www.kplctv.com/2025/07/03/caught-camera-shots-fired-lake-charles-neighborhood/