After committing three homicides on Tuesday, 36-year-old Andres Jamal Felix of Lafayette took his own life. Lafayette Police Senior Corporal Matthew Benoit said it was just after 10 a.m. when they responded to the first shooting death of Ross Chaisson in Lafayette, Felix then stole a vehicle and continued on his shooting spree.
“Towards the end of the afternoon he committed another homicide in Duson, Louisiana at which point he proceeded back to the city limits of Lafayette where he committed the third homicide,” said Benoit.
In Duson, 25-year-old Paige Lewis was killed and then in Lafayette the suspect’s estranged wife 43-year-old Kawanna Felix was murdered. Police said Andres Jamal Felix knew all of his victims and the suspect finally took his own life at a family member’s home.
As for a motive for the three homicides, Benoit said it remains unknown.
“In a situation like this where you have multiple victims who are deceased and you have a suspect who is deceased, we can’t narrow down the specific motive at this time,” said Benoit.
Benoit said it’s a tragic situation for the community.
“It’s one of those situations that a lot of people they want to understand why, what took place, and we want to understand that as well. It’s just a process that we’re trying to piece together to make clear what led to this,” said Benoit.
Lafayette Police, the Layfette Parish Sheriff’s Office, and Duson Police are involved in the investigation.
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