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Officers shoot, kill armed suspect after assault call in Okolona

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RE: Officers shoot, kill armed suspect after assault call in...

October 10th, 2017 @ 4:42PM (6 years ago)

LMPD policy is inadequate. Decisions to deploy SWAT should be made solely by SWAT advance officers or SWAT-trained COs. Patrol and major crimes COs lacking this training has absolutely no business trying to split hairs over whether SWAT is needed. SWAT should have at least 1 SWAT-trained person on-duty 24/7 like the Chief pretended was going to happen and they. It doesn't necessarily even have to be a current SWAT member, but someone who has the knowledge required to make a decision. These administrative bureau whiz kids who Conrad's put in charge because they remind him of himself do not cut the mustard for these kinds of calls. They may cut something else that smells worse than mustard.

RE: Officers shoot, kill armed suspect after assault call in...

October 12th, 2017 @ 4:53PM (6 years ago)

The initial run produced nothing and the officer left. He did not stay for an hour.

Approximately 45 minutes later, they were called again and additional officers responded.

The second call was when the shooting occurred. They were not on site for an hour.