Man killed in Terrebone Parish officer-involved shooting identified
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and last updated 2021-01-13 15:19:45-05
A Montegut man has been identified as the man killed in officer-involved shooting in Terrebone Parish.
State Police have identified the man as 54-year-old Gary Rodriguez Jr. who allegedly fired shots at Terrebone Parish Sheriff s Deputies on Tuesday. During a stand off with law enforcement, Rodriguez was struck by gunfire from deputies after he allegedly fired several shots at officers, according to State Police.
Deputies were responded to a call of an aggravated assault at a residence on Mimosa Lane in Montegut. Troopers say Rodriguez was armed with a rifle.
A suspect has been indicted in the killing of a Houma man 22 years ago.
A Terrebonne Parish grand jury found enough evidence last week to charge Stanley Briggs Jr., 47, with second-degree murder, prosecutors said.
He is accused of killing Shannon Harris, who disappeared Oct. 10, 1998, after stopping by his mother’s house in Houma earlier in the day. Police said he was last seen on his way to board a Greyhound bus.
Forensics teams, cadaver dogs and thermal-imaging equipment were used to search for Harris during the following weeks, but he was never found.
A possible break in the case occurred in September after police responded to a medical emergency call on Stovall Street, Houma Police Chief Dana Coleman said.