JEANERETTE, LA : 3 officers injured, 1 officer killed in Jeanerette standoff on Thursday, 25th July 2024

One Lafayette Police officer died and three were injured in a standoff in Jeanerette, according to the Lafayette Police Department.

The shooting took place on Hubertville Road near Martin Luther King Drive in Jeanerette. According to KATC, at around 9:00 a.m. Thursday, officials received information that a person, who is now identified as 31-year-old Nyjal Hurst, was inside of a residence located in the 2500 Block of Martin Luther King Drive.

Two individuals came out of the residence and confirmed that Hurst was inside. Hurst then barricaded himself and two others, one being a juvenile, inside the home. Hurst had multiple active warrants from different police departments.



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