A Christmas eve fatal shooting initially ruled an accident, is now claissified as a homicide. Kenner police charged 29-year-old Dominque Wix with manslaughter in the death of 25-year-old Akoya Skeith. Initially, Wix told officers Skeith had accidentally fired the weapon while holding it, but Lieutenant Brian McGregor says the autopsy indicated that the death was not accidental. McGregor says it appears that after the shooting, that Wix sought aid…

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One person is dead and another is in critical condition after a head on collision in Desoto Parish. The collision caused one of the vehicles to burst into flames, and officers still aren’t certain why. Master Trooper Glen Younger says the reason for the crash is still under investigation…

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One juvenile sustained minor injuries in the crash.

 On duty police deaths dropped between 2017 and 2016 nationwide, and in Louisiana. Five Louisiana officers were killed this year, while nine were killed last year. National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund President and CEO Craig Floyd says police are carrying fewer lethal weapons and are now better equipped and trained, increasing the safety of both officers and the public…

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Four of the officers killed in Louisiana in 2016 died from gunfire and one was killed in a traffic accident.

An arrest has been made in the St. James Christmas Eve bonfire altercation that left two black minors in the hospital. Jordan Hitt, a 21-year-old white male, was arrested and charged with aggravated second degree battery. One of the victim’s mothers, La’Quesha Scott, says the attack was racially motivated, and that he son and his cousin were surrounded by several white males after talking to a nearby woman. Sheriff Willy Martin Jr. says the department cannot confirm whether the incident was racially motivated.