LSP: Officers were attempting to serve protective order before fatal Abbeville shooting
One killed, VPSO deputy wounded
Neighbors speak on fatal Abbeville shooting
and last updated 2021-03-04 15:18:40-05
ABBEVILLE, La. â Neighbors and friends tell our reporters that the man who died in a Wednesday shooting in Abbeville was a veteran who suffered from PTSD.
The neighbors say he had two grown children and struggled with PTSD. Neighbors worry that s what led to the fatal shooting.
Louisiana State Police Troop I spokesperson TFC Thomas Gossen said in a press briefing Wednesday night that a Vermilion Parish Sheriff s Deputy was attempting to serve an order of protective custody within the city limits of Abbeville with assistance from the Abbeville Police Department. Shortly after arrival, the deputy and officers came under fire from the suspect, Gossen said, and took cover behind a patrol vehicle.