Witness Says White LA Deputy Murdered Dejuan Guillory; Unarmed Black Man Shot Lying on His Belly Begging For His Life
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From [HERE] and [HERE] A 27-year-old Black man died early Wednesday in an officer-involved shooting involving an Evangeline Parish sheriff's deputy, according to Louisiana State Police.
The State Police Bureau of Investigation/Lafayette Field Office was alerted at 4:10 a.m. to the shooting and was asked by the Evangeline Sheriff's Office to investigate, Master Trooper Daniel “Scott” Moreau said in a news release. The officer has been identified as Paul Holden LaFluer, a local Ville Platte deputy [racist supect in photo]. [MORE] Cops claim there is no video of any kind.
The deputy had been responding to an attempted burglary in the area of Chad Lane when he encountered Dejuan Guillory, Moreau said. The police did not state what the legal basis of the stop was. Guillory was with his girlfriend DeQuince Brown. The couple were on a 4-wheeler in a rural area about a mile from Mamou, “frogging.” During an ensuing altercation between Guillory and the deputy, Guillory was shot.
Guillory was pronounced dead at the scene, Moreau said.
The deputy, who was injured during the altercation, was transported to a local hospital, where he was listed Thursday in stable condition, Moreau said. The deputy's identity has not been released.
State Police reported later Thursday they arrested Dequince E. Brown , 21, of Church Point. Brown, who was with Guillory during the incident, was booked into Evangelina Parish jail on attempted first-degree murder of a police officer.
However, a new interview contradicts the police version of the incident. The interview is with Joe Long, the attorney for DeQuince Brown. She said she witnessed an Evangeline Parish Sherriff Deputy shoot Guillory in the back on July 6, killing him.
Pen Point News investigative reporter Daniel Banguell’s interview with Long confirms many of the details reported earlier. Brown has been unable to tell her side of the story, as she has been in jail with charges of attempted first-degree murder of a police officer since the incident.
She said the officer followed them in his cruiser on a gravel road and pulled him over for unknown reasons.
In the recording, Long affirms that Guillory was on the ground with his hands behind his back, begging for his life, pleading, “please don’t shoot me, I have three kids,” when Paul Lafleur first shot Guillory. Long states:
“They were both on the ground. Guillory was on the ground, on his belly, his hands behind his back, and the officer had a gun trained at Guillory’s back, maybe a foot or two from Guillory’s body. They were still arguing back and forth but Guillory was on the ground as directed. His hands were behind his back. He was not resisting. All of a sudden, a shot rang out.”
According to Long, DeQuince Brown then jumped on the officer’s back to prevent him from killing her boyfriend and bit LaFleur (causing the reported injuries to the officer). LaFluer then fired three more shots at Guillory.
Long also states that two ambulances came to the scene, but “One ambulance loaded the deputy in and took him to the hospital. The other one left empty. When she left in a police car, Guillory’s body was still on the gravel road.” Apparently left for dead. When asked if anyone treated Guillory, the attorney added, “As far as she knows, she never witnessed anybody attempt CPR for Guillory. It may have happened, but she didn’t see it.”
Guillory’s family has pushed back at the police account. They say that the pair were out “frogging” and that “the burglary call was either a bogus claim or someone called the police because they saw the couple frogging,” according to Penpoint News. [MORE]
In August of 2015, he was convicted of simple criminal damage to property. [MORE]
Giuillory was the father of 3 children and a concrete business owner. DeJuan had just been paid on two big concrete contracts. He was seen earlier that night by friends and family in good spirits about his new girlfriend, successful career and positive outlook.
