Submitted by the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office
July 11, 2024 – An investigation is underway following an officer-involved shooting Wednesday evening in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
At approximately 7:45 p.m., Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Deputies in the 400 block of Wagon Trail Road located suspect Tony Pollard, who was under investigation for a series of violent crimes committed over the last several days.
Upon making contact with the suspect in an attempt to execute an arrest warrant for Armed Robbery, Pollard refused to comply with multiple verbal commands given by deputies and moved in a threatening manner, which resulted in the deputies responding with deadly force.
Pollard was wanted for Armed Robbery stemming from an incident on July 4, 2024, in which two firearms were stolen, and was also named as a suspect in at least two other cases involving firearms offenses that took place since then.
