US EditionLouisiana to pay $9 million to a man who was shot in the back by state trooper during traffic stop
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, AUG 10 – The suspect fled after reversing toward troopers during a traffic stop, prompting a trooper to discharge a weapon; no injuries reported and the investigation is ongoing.
- Friday night in New Orleans, authorities say a Louisiana State Police trooper fired his weapon at a fleeing driver around 9:00 p.m., and the suspect remains at large.
- During the pursuit, the driver turned onto Pleasure Street, which ends at a dead end, and reversed toward troopers, nearly hitting a patrol car.
- When the driver reversed toward the patrol unit, the Louisiana State Police officer discharged his weapon, and authorities say no injuries occurred; the suspect was partially paralyzed from the waist down.
- Meanwhile, investigators say the Louisiana State Police are still searching for the suspect's vehicle, which remains unfound, as the investigation continues.
- Beyond the local probe, authorities say the U.S. Justice Department this year cited Louisiana State Police for widespread excessive force during arrests and pursuits.
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Louisiana to pay $9 million to a man who was shot in the back by state trooper during traffic stop
Louisiana officials have agreed to pay $9 million to a man who was partially paralyzed after a state trooper shot him in the back during a 2018 traffic stop in Baton Rouge.
Settlement reached with former trooper who paralyzed Baton Rouge teen in shooting
Documents filed in federal court Friday show that a settlement has been reached between a man left paralyzed from the waist down after being shot by a former Louisiana State Police Trooper.
State trooper fires weapon following New Orleans chase: LSP
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Louisiana State Police detectives are investigating after a state trooper reportedly fired his service weapon following a vehicle chase that happened in the New Orleans area on Thursday evening, Aug. 7. According to the LSP, troopers were patrolling in New Orleans when they tried to make a traffic stop. The driver reportedly didn't comply and led the troopers on a chase which concluded at the dead end of Pleasure Street. …
Man reaches settlement with trooper who shot him in back, left him paralyzed
BATON ROUGE — A man reached a settlement with the former Louisiana State Police Trooper who shot him in the back and left him paralyzed from the waist down, according to court documents filed Thursday. Documents from June revealed that Kasha Domingue, the former trooper, reached a settlement with Clifton Scott Dilley, the man she shot in the lower back during a traffic stop in July 2018. Court records filed Aug. 7 show the settlement was moved f…
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