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After a grand jury declined to bring charges against the Lafayette police officers who fatally shot a 31-year-old Black man last year, local activists are turning to what's next.  Trayford Pellerin was shot and killed by officers who were responding to reports of a man with a knife on Aug. 21, 2020. A grand jury considered second-degree murder charges but on Tuesday declined to indict the officers involved. Now local activists, like Devon Norman president and director of the Village 337, are looking to turn their frustration and disappointment into action. The organization is asking resi...

Pellerin family seeking answers from District Attorney It's been eight months since Trayford Pellerin was killed by Lafayette Police officers. Pellerin family seeking answers from District Attorney and last updated 2021-04-27 23:51:48-04 LAFAYETTE, La. — Trayford Pellerin’s father, Cedrick Pellerin, says the only thing that will bring the family closure is seeing the officers involved indicted and put through trial. He says the bystander video of the moment his son was shot by Lafayette Police is enough to see that his son was murdered. Still, they want to see more footage from that...

View Comments The lawyer for the family of Trayford Pellerin said Louisiana State Police investigators determined the fatal police shooting was "justified" after he met with District Attorney Don Landry Wednesday. But Ron Haley, who is representing Pellerin's family, said he's taking the state police investigation with a "grain of salt" and is confident Landry will conduct his own independent investigation that will be presented to a grand jury in the near future. "I can appreciate them doing their due diligence, essentially starting from day one with the evidence and trying to build their ...