LABADIEVILLE, La. — Detectives with the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations are looking into a deadly officer-involved shooting involving an Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office deputy, that happened early Sunday morning.
According to troopers, at about 7 a.m. Assumption Parish deputies attempted to stop a vehicle, a Ford F-450, which they said was stolen, as it was heading east Louisiana Highway 398 near Labadieville.
The driver, 26-year-old Rhett Thibodeaux of Larose, did not stop and led deputies on "a short pursuit" according to troopers. Thibodeaux stopped the truck in the middle of the road and as deputies attempted the traffic stop, he put the truck in reverse and drove backward ramming two deputy units.
One deputy fired their gun toward the truck, said troopers.
The truck then drove off the roadway before coming to a stop. Deputies said Thibodeaux was struck by gunfire and taken to University Medical Center in New Orleans for treatment where he later died from his injuries.
No deputies were hurt during the incident but LSP Crime Lab collected evidence from the scene.
This is an ongoing investigation and more details will be released as they come in.