Manhunt for suspect in fatal shooting of Louisiana police officer

Reuters

A suspect in the fatal shooting of an off-duty Louisiana police officer was the target of a manhunt on Friday, hours after the crime occurred, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said.

Westwego Police Officer Michael Louviere, 26, was heading home shortly after 6 a.m. local time on Friday when he stopped to respond to an apparent accident outside New Orleans. He exited his marked vehicle to offer aid, sheriff’s spokesman Colonel John Fortunato said in a phone interview.  

“The suspect comes up from behind and shoots him in the back of the head,” Fortunato said, calling the shooting “a cold-blooded killing.”

Fortunato said Louviere was wearing a police uniform, but did not appear to be targeted as a law enforcement officer. A woman was also killed in connection to the crime, authorities said.

Law enforcement officers were searching for a 32-year-old suspect identified as Sylvester Holt but further details were not immediately available.

(Reporting by Letitia Stein in Tampa, Fla.; Editing by Tom Brown)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-louisiana-police-idUSKBN1542LR

6 thoughts on “Manhunt for suspect in fatal shooting of Louisiana police officer

  1. Yaaayyy! Another one of the System’s mercenary thugs bites the dust!

    This is justice for anyone this pig has ever busted for a victimless crime, or for no crime at all.

    News like this is always a great way to start off the weekend.

    1. “News like this is always a great way to start off the weekend.”

      They’re my favorites to post… it’s the best we get, insofar as good news these days.

      What I found interesting about this particular one was that out of the 10 sites I visit daily for articles to send, Reuters was the ONLY site to have it. Although I’ve gotten many good breaking stories from them, it’s highly unusual that no one else had it.

      Perhaps the uptick in pig killings has the media concerned about copycats?

      Seriously doubt THAT. 🙄

  2. “The suspect comes up from behind and shoots him in the back of the head,”

    Anyone considering (justifiably) executing ICM enforcers take note… THAT’S HOW YOU ‘GIT ‘ER DONE’!!!!!

    “… calling the shooting “a cold-blooded killing.”

    A WELL-JUSTIFIED KILLING, SCUMBAG POS!!!!!

    You have your lists.

    We don’t need no stinkin’ list. Your stinkin’ batches and gang uniforms are all we need to see.

  3. As a part time investigative reporter I have to look at this in another perspective.
    Which will tell you exactly where the suspect wanted for questioning can be found.
    1.) He has a car.
    2.) He has a phone.
    3.) He has a weapon.
    4.) He has drugs.
    5.) He is not Caucasian.
    6.) He is not gay.

    I know exactly where he is.
    He’s at the golden nugget on Fremont street in Vegas.
    He’s playing the end dollar 777 machine.
    Right in front of the restrooms and adjacent the the change cashier booths.

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