Baton Rouge Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that killed a domestic violence suspect at his Tigerland apartment early Monday morning. The identities of the officers and the deceased have not been released, but a portion of the body cam footage has been released.
Four officers involved in the shooting were placed on administrative leave. A K-9 officer injured in the gunfire is in stable condition.
The suspect was wanted on a warrant obtained in May and the said they officers had tracked him down to the apartment complex after a tip given to CrimeStoppers.
The coroner has identified him as 51-year-old Vincent Harris, who was wanted for an alleged machete attack on his girlfriend. Harris was wanted on several felony charges, including attempted second-degree murder.
Chief Murphy Paul says during the incident, officers saw the man appeared from a rear room, the officers retreated from the apartment while giving loud verbal commands.
“The suspect armed himself with a weapon and confronted officers at the front of the apartment. When the suspect pointed the weapon at the officers, they fired, striking him,” said Paul.
Paul says all of the officers had their body cameras activated and a snippet of the footage was released after family of the deceased reviewed the video.
“Although that they prefer that the body cam video not be released today, they allowed us to release some of the footage for the sake of transparency and for the best interest of public safety,” said Paul.
More footage may be released at a later time.
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