“Coming from a family of veterans, running for the ones that didn’t make it home, or are disabled is a good cause to run for”, Vincent told the Lake Charles American Press in 2013.
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Edmonson said at some point during the stop, the driver shot the trooper. According to the New York Post, the condition and the identity of the trooper have not been released.
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After the shooting, he said, Daigle wandered into the road and over to Vincent, asking if he was alive.
Col. Mike Edmonson, the top of state police, stated the trooper was conducting a visitors cease within the Lake Charles space.
Steven Vincent is married and has a 9-year-old son. He says charges against Daigle will include attempted murder of a police officer.
“He’s up on the third floor right now and he’s fight for his life”, Edmonson said.
“As I perceive it, they rendered help to the trooper, they referred to as for assist utilizing the trooper’s radio, they usually detained the suspect”, stated Sgt. James Anderson spokesman for Troop D.
More than one drivers passing by stopped to help, including one who turned around, and “encountered” Daigle, Edmonson said, The man wrested the shotgun from Daigle, wrestled Daigle to the ground and used Vincent’s handcuffs to restrain him.
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Edmonson said the officer’s name and status will be released as the investigation continues. The Leesville Daily Leader reports that the trooper was critically injured.
