08-13-2015, 11:53 PM
LOUISIANA
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RIP Officer Thomas LaValley
According to Shreveport Police Department spokesman Cpl. Marcus Hines, the department received a call at 9:14 p.m. last Wednesday about a suspicious person at the 3500 block of Del Rio Street. Hines said a man inside a home on the block was armed and making threats toward a family member. Hines said when an officer arrived on scene, the subject opened fire.
The officer was taken to University Health in Shreveport with "critical injuries." The department confirmed to The Times just after midnight that the officer died from his wounds.
"(He) was a best friend in every sense. Just a true genuine person from south Louisiana. You couldn't ask for anyone better to be in your corner," friend Casey Habich told the newspaper. "He was one of the good guys. He was a caretaker and went above and beyond to make sure his family and friends were always well looked after."
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^ The gunman, identified as Grover D. Cannon, escaped the scene but was later captured and is now in custody. He was also wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred in July.
RIP Officer Thomas LaValley
According to Shreveport Police Department spokesman Cpl. Marcus Hines, the department received a call at 9:14 p.m. last Wednesday about a suspicious person at the 3500 block of Del Rio Street. Hines said a man inside a home on the block was armed and making threats toward a family member. Hines said when an officer arrived on scene, the subject opened fire.
The officer was taken to University Health in Shreveport with "critical injuries." The department confirmed to The Times just after midnight that the officer died from his wounds.
"(He) was a best friend in every sense. Just a true genuine person from south Louisiana. You couldn't ask for anyone better to be in your corner," friend Casey Habich told the newspaper. "He was one of the good guys. He was a caretaker and went above and beyond to make sure his family and friends were always well looked after."
^ The gunman, identified as Grover D. Cannon, escaped the scene but was later captured and is now in custody. He was also wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred in July.