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Michael Marr

Age : 36

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 07/01/2021

Location : 9000 block of Labelle Road, Bayou Din Crossing

City : Beaumont

County : Jefferson

State : Texas

Agency : Beaumont Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during armed confrontation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 07/01/2021, Michael Marr, 38, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound as Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputies attempted to arrest him near the Bayou Din Crossing in the 9000 block of Labelle Road outside Beaumont. Marr had been the subject of a police search during the preceding week because authorities had warrants for sexual assault and a parole violation.
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At approximately 9:45 p.m., deputies located Marr standing outside a truck with an aluminum boat backed toward the small canal at Bayou Din Crossing. Deputies activated their emergency lights, got out of their vehicle and began giving Marr verbal commands.
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According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Marr pulled a pistol and fired one round. Investigators determined that the shot was self-inflicted. Marr died at the scene. Deputies did not fire the fatal shot.
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office initially withheld Marr’s identity pending notification of his family and publicly identified him the following morning as Michael Marr, 38, of Labelle. His body was taken to the Jefferson County morgue for autopsy.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
No law-enforcement officer fired the shot that killed Marr. The deputies involved in the attempted arrest were not publicly identified in the official account.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/beaumont-police-investigate-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.kfdm.com/news/local/beaumont-police-officer-involved-shooting-under-investigation
https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/beaumont-police-shooting-investigation-16287345.php