Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/10/2024
Location : 3200 block of the Egan Highway
City : Egan
County : Acadia Parish
State : Louisiana
Agency : Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 01/10/2024, deputies from the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to an incident in the 3200 block of the Egan Highway in Egan, Louisiana, involving a male individual.
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Deputies reportedly attempted to negotiate with the individual, who was in a distressed state and armed. The individual disengaged from negotiations and fatally shot himself.
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The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office is conducting an internal investigation. The names of the officers involved have not been disclosed.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality.
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LAST UPDATE: 12/09/2024
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.katc.com/news/acadia-parish-suicide-during-police-response/
https://www.kplctv.com/news/local/acadia-parish-standoff-ends-in-suicide/
https://www.theadvocate.com/news/acadia-parish-man-dies-in-police-standoff/
