Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Unknown
Age :
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/24/2025
Location : Interstate 49 near Louisiana Highway 509
City : Mansfield
County : DeSoto
State : Louisiana
Agency : DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/24/2025 at approximately 3:30 p.m., DeSoto Parish deputies pursued a stolen vehicle on Interstate 49 near Louisiana Highway 509. The driver exited the vehicle with a handgun. Deputies opened fire, and the man also shot himself. He was found dead at the scene. No deputies were injured. The Louisiana State Police are conducting an independent investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ksla.com/2025/08/25/lsp-investigating-desoto-parish-deputy-involved-shooting-1-dead/
https://www.thetrucker.com/trucking-news/the-nation/louisiana-state-police-looking-into-shooting-on-highway-49
