9.Īn Ascension Parish grand jury indicted Mire on Oct. In the chaos of the manhunt, Gaubert’s body went undiscovered until about 5 p.m. Mire is suspected of shooting and wounding two people there before stealing a pickup truck. The string of shootings that killed Gaubert and Adair is believed to have started in Livingston Parish at about midnight Oct. Mire then allegedly shot two of his relatives at a house less than a mile away from the scene of Gaubert’s death. (AP) - A Louisiana man plead not guilty to charges he shot and killed a state trooper and one of his relatives during a series of shootings last month in southern Louisiana that left three others wounded.Īccording to authorities, Matthew Mire, 31, ambushed Master Trooper Adam Gaubert while he sat in his patrol car writing reports at an intersection in Pairieville. It is my hope that we will have a clearer picture of what happened as the investigation continues and that justice will be served for Trooper Gaubert.BATON ROUGE, La. I am thankful for Louisiana State Police and all law enforcement agencies that worked together to capture the suspect in these homicides. Preliminary information indicates that Trooper Gaubert was shot and killed in the area in which an early morning homicide occurred. Our thoughts are also with the Louisiana State Police family, as it has lost a dedicated and loyal teammate and a brother. Please join Donna and me in praying for Trooper Gaubert and his family, his friends and the many people whose lives he touched. He served selflessly and courageously to keep our people and our communities safe, and he represents the best of all us. “Master Trooper Adam Gaubert dedicated his long career with the Louisiana State Police to protecting the people of our state and it is with a heavy heart that I mourn his death from injuries sustained in the line of duty on Saturday. John Bel Edwards released a statement about Gaubert early Sunday: Gaubert is one of just more than two dozen State Police agents to have been killed in the line of duty in 100 years. But, we will get through it,” Davis said Saturday just before midnight. “It’s a tough night, one of the toughest nights of my entire career. State Police will investigate the lengthy time it took to find Gaubert's body. Gaubert’s death was “senseless and tragic,” Col. Stream WBRZ newscasts here for live reports.Ĭlick HERE for the details on the multi-parish crime spree.
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