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Joseph Dewayne Taylor
Gender : Male
Age : 33
Race : Black
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Mansfield Rd+Valley View Dr
City : Shreveport
County : Caddo
State : Louisiana
Agency : Shreveport Community Response Unit
Officer(s) :Daniel Denby, Terri Simmons, Anthony Visciotti
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Just after 9:30 p.m., members of the Shreveport Community Response Unit conducted a traffic stop at Mansfield Road and Valley View Drive encountering an armed man. Police tried to forcibly arrest him and during that struggle with Shreveport PD officers Daniel Denby, Terri Simmons and Anthony Visciotti, they shot and killed Joseph Dewayne Taylor. More than two dozen police units responded.
Officer Visciotti had shot and killed Joseph Taylor, 33, in April and was just cleared for that killing one week before being centrally involved in the death of Ken’Deris Lawrence. Visciotti had just been cleared to return back to work days before killing Ken’Deris Lawrence. In 2021, Officer Visciotti shot and injured Devin R. Ned and was appointed Hero of the Year 2021.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ksla.com/video/2023/04/25/man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-mansfield-road/
https://www.ksla.com/video/2023/04/25/coroner-identifies-man-killed-officer-involved-shooting/
