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Man killed by Lafayette Police officer Tuesday night after domestic violence call
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Police said the suspect presented deadly force which resulted in an officer-involved shooting that left one person is dead.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- A man was shot and killed by a Lafayette Police officer overnight, authorities said.
The identities of neither the officer nor the victim have been released.
According to Lafayette Police, officers responded at around 11:41 p.m. Tuesday to a domestic call in progress at an apartment complex located in the 900 block of S. College Road, where the suspect was still on the scene. Officials said officers attempted to approach the suspect’s vehicle, and the suspect tried to drive away. The suspect's vehicle hit a police unit, and narrowly missed hitting two officers with the vehicle at the time the suspect was trying to flee. The suspect was able to flee the scene and officers began to search the area in the direction that the suspect fled.
A short time later, officers located the suspect in the 200 block of Irene Circle. Authorities said the suspect again attempted to flee the scene, attempting to run over officers and ultimately striking several police units, which pinned a Lafayette Police dog between two vehicles and damaged area property.
Police said the suspect presented deadly force which resulted in an officer-involved shooting that left one person is dead. No officers were injured as a result of this incident.
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office is handling the officer-involved shooting incident.
Lafayette Police Department investigators are on scene and actively working the incident that led up to the shooting. If anyone has information regarding this incident, they are urged to contact Lafayette Police Department or Lafayette Crime Stoppers at 232-TIPS (8477).