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Sniper kills suspect wanted for allegedly shooting 6, including 3 Kenner officers
WAFB Baton Rouge via MSN ^ | 04 29 2024 | Ken Daley, Maddie Kerth, Chris Joseph

Posted on 04/29/2024 7:49:04 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

A sniper from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office SWAT team ended a violent standoff when he shot and killed a gunman suspected of shooting six people this week, including three Kenner Police officers earlier Sunday (April 28).

The deceased suspect was identified as 31-year-old Matthew Lathers, who was wanted for an armed robbery committed last Tuesday in Kenner in which a 56-year-old victim was shot, and for shooting and wounding two men who made the mistake Sunday of stopping in front of the residence in which Lathers was hiding, in the 700 block of Farm Avenue, authorities said.

The home is owned by Lathers’ family.

Fox 8 spoke with a man Monday morning who wished to only be referred to as Lathers’ uncle.

He expressed concern for the shooting victims, then touched on the family’s love for Lathers.

“He was going through something. I could just see he probably just snapped. We couldn’t talk to him. We wished we could have just talked to him. Get something out, just talk to him and let him know that we love him and we care about him. We still do care about him, we still do love him even though he’s gone. We still love him, he’s not gone to us but we still love him,” the man said.

SNIP

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To: Romulus

4 LEO died


21 posted on 04/29/2024 9:03:53 PM PDT by Az Joe (Live free or die)
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To: lightman

He’s in the Lord’s hands now.


22 posted on 04/29/2024 9:04:36 PM PDT by Az Joe (Live free or die)
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To: Az Joe

That happened in Charlotte, NC. This shooting was in Kenner, LA.


23 posted on 04/29/2024 9:16:13 PM PDT by princeofdarkness
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To: princeofdarkness

oh


24 posted on 04/29/2024 9:40:39 PM PDT by Az Joe (Live free or die)
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To: Az Joe
Nice of his uncle not to give condolences to the families of the cops his “beloved” nephew murdered.

From the article:

He expressed concern for the shooting victims, then touched on the family’s love for Lathers.

Also, no one was murdered.

Regards,

25 posted on 04/29/2024 9:52:14 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Chee wee hair strikes again.


26 posted on 04/29/2024 10:18:08 PM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba (The only good commie is one that's dead - Country Joe McDonald)
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To: alexander_busek

Yes, I am finding all that out. First mistake I’ve made all year, oh well.


27 posted on 04/29/2024 10:26:10 PM PDT by Az Joe (Live free or die)
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To: Az Joe

Hey, it happens. I’ve gotten news events mixed up in FR threads a couple of times.


28 posted on 04/29/2024 10:38:12 PM PDT by princeofdarkness
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To: princeofdarkness
Uh-oh!

It's da nigra!

29 posted on 04/30/2024 3:51:19 AM PDT by MikeSteelBe (The South will be in the right in the next war of Northern aggression.)
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To: Bullish

The only thing missing is the MAGA red hat.


30 posted on 04/30/2024 4:41:55 AM PDT by depressed in 06
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To: Az Joe

Wrong.


31 posted on 04/30/2024 6:11:30 AM PDT by Romulus
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To: Mark17
You forgot to mention, he loved his dog.
Rare, medium, or well-done? 😎
32 posted on 04/30/2024 6:23:43 AM PDT by Bratch
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To: Bratch

😆


33 posted on 04/30/2024 6:31:16 AM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF Captain & pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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To: Romulus

First time this year.


34 posted on 04/30/2024 10:53:57 AM PDT by Az Joe (Live free or die)
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