Mire could not immediately be reached for comment on Sunday.
Troopers are watching over him at the medical facility, and he will be booked upon release. Mire was taken to a local hospital for injuries stemming from a police dog bite and a gunshot wound to his leg that police believe was self-inflicted. The trooper wasn’t injured, but his police car was damaged by bullets. Both of those victims are expected to survive, the sheriff’s office said.Īuthorities believe Mire fired at another state trooper while fleeing into East Baton Rouge Parish. Deputies said the man was shot in the arm and the woman was shot in both her arm and leg around midnight Saturday. In Livingston Parish, authorities said Mire shot two people - a man and woman - at a trailer park on Highway 444. He also shot a man who was transported to a hospital, the sheriff said. Authorities said they have reason to believe she was Mire’s half-sister, but his motive for shooting her wasn’t immediately clear. Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre said Mire fatally shot Pamela Adair, 37, at a home around 3 a.m. The trooper was found dead near the scene of another killing.
John Bel Edwards said in a statement Sunday. “(Gaubert) served selflessly and courageously to keep our people and our communities safe, and he represents the best of all us,” Louisiana Gov. The suspect, Matthew Mire, 31, was taken into custody that night after a daylong manhunt. Master Trooper Adam Gaubert, a 19-year veteran of the force, was ambushed in his patrol vehicle Saturday near Prairieville, according to a Louisiana State Police news release. (AP) - A Louisiana state trooper was killed by a man who authorities believe also fatally shot another person and wounded three others across multiple parishes, the state police said. In East Baton Rouge Parish, they obtained warrants for attempted first-degree murder and aggravated flight from an officer.BATON ROUGE, La. State detectives obtained arrest warrants for charges including first-degree murder of a police officer in Ascension Parish. Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre said Mire fatally shot Pamela Adair, 37, at a home around 3 a.m. Trooper Adam Gaubert was a 19-year veteran of the Louisiana State Patrol.
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