UPDATE: The suspect involved in Tuesday night’s encounter with Lafayette Police has been identified as 39-year-old Russell Q. Francis, Jr., according to a spokesperson for the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office.
Lafayette Police say they were called to an apartment complex on South College around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, to handle a domestic call there.
When they got there, officers learned the suspect was still there, and as they approached the person's vehicle, the person took off. Their vehicle hit a police unit and almost hit two officers, and got away.
Officers found the suspect in the 200 block of Irene Circle a short time later, and that time the suspect tried to run over the officers, hit several police units and pinned a Lafayette Police canine between two vehicles. A spokesperson for the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office says the dog sustained non-life-threatening injuries and is receiving treatment at a local vet office.
"The suspect presented deadly force, which resulted in an officer-involved shooting. As a result of this shooting, one person is deceased. No officers were injured as a result of this incident," a release from Lafayette Police states.
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office will be handling the officer-involved shooting incident.
If anyone has information regarding this incident, they are urged to contact the Lafayette Police Department or Lafayette Crime Stoppers at 232-TIPS (8477)
