Mire is then accused of breaking into a Livingston Parish home and opening fire, before attacking the occupants of a Prairieville home in Ascension Parish. Investigators believe Mire knew the victims, and he is also accused of stealing a blue 2013 Chevrolet Silverado in Livingston Parish to escape, WWL-TV reported. The victims told police that they heard a noise outside their home before someone barged through the front door and opened fire.
Both victims were transported to area medical centers for treatment and are expected to recover. wyITeY95lw- Robert Hollins October 9, 2021ĭeputies with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office first responded to a mobile home park and found two victims suffering gunshot wounds, WWL-TV reported.Īccording to a news release issued by the sheriff’s office, a male victim was shot in the arm, while a female victim was struck in her arm and leg. #UPDATE New photo of Matthew Mire, person of interest connected to multiple scenes in EBR, Ascension, & Livingston Parish. “He served selflessly and courageously to keep our people and our communities safe, and he represents the best of all us.” “Master Trooper Adam Gaubert dedicated his long career with the Louisiana State Police to protecting the people of our state and it is with a heavy heart that I mourn his death from injuries sustained in the line of duty on Saturday,” he said. John Bel Edwards praised authorities for capturing Mire and shared condolences for Gaubert’s family. In a statement released Sunday, Louisiana Gov.
“We still do not know the motive - we don’t know why this guy shot five people today and tried to shoot a sixth,” he said, referring to a gunfight Mire allegedly got into with another trooper on Saturday. At least three other people were injured.Īt a news conference late Saturday, Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre said authorities still had “a lot of unanswered questions.” Mire is accused of killing Gaubert and 37-year-old Pamela Adair in a spate of shootings Saturday, WBRZ-TV reported. “The suspect, 31-year-old Matthew Mire, was taken into custody this evening shortly before 10 p.m. “Preliminary information indicates that Trooper Gaubert was shot and killed in the area in which an early morning homicide occurred,” Louisiana State Police said in a statement. 10: Police said Gaubert, a 19-year veteran of Louisiana State Police, was ambushed and killed in his patrol unit. He also shot a man who was transported to a hospital, the sheriff said.Update 11:55 a.m. Authorities said they have reason to believe she was Mire’s half-sister, but his motive for shooting her wasn’t immediately clear. Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre said Mire fatally shot Pamela Adair, 37, at a home around 3 a.m. The trooper was found dead near the scene of another killing. John Bel Edwards said in a statement Sunday. “(Gaubert) served selflessly and courageously to keep our people and our communities safe, and he represents the best of all us,” Louisiana Gov. The suspect, Matthew Mire, 31, was taken into custody that night after a daylong manhunt. Master Trooper Adam Gaubert, a 19-year veteran of the force, was ambushed in his patrol vehicle Saturday near Prairieville, according to a Louisiana State Police news release. (AP) - A Louisiana state trooper was killed by a man who authorities believe also fatally shot another person and wounded three others across multiple parishes, the state police said.
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