{"id":2232259,"date":"2024-04-28T20:24:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T00:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louisiana-standoff-three-police-officers-wounded-and-suspect-fatally-shot-by-sniper\/"},"modified":"2024-04-28T20:26:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T00:26:27","slug":"louisiana-standoff-three-police-officers-wounded-and-suspect-fatally-shot-by-sniper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louisiana-standoff-three-police-officers-wounded-and-suspect-fatally-shot-by-sniper\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana Standoff: Sniper Fatally Shoots Suspect, Wounds Three Officers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flouisiana-standoff-three-police-officers-wounded-and-suspect-fatally-shot-by-sniper%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2232259&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deleted-webpage-contradicts-washington-congresswomans-campaign-image-as-hands-on-mechanic\/\" title=\"Removed Page Challenges Congresswoman's Image as a Mechanic\">summary includes details<\/a> about three Louisiana police officers being shot during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-semitic-attacks-in-2020-outnumbered-attacks-against-muslims-asians-transgender-people-combined\/\" title=\"Anti-Semitic Attacks in 2020 Outnumbered Attacks Against Muslims, Asians, Transgender People Combined\">crime incident<\/a>.\u200b For more \u200dinformation, \u200bclick &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; below. The\u2063 summary provides information about an incident where three Louisiana police officers were shot during a crime. To explore further details, click on &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; below. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/investor-fighting-for-control-of-disney-attacks-woke-films-aims-to-make-disney-entertaining-again\/\" title=\"Investor aims to steer Disney back to entertaining content by criticizing 'woke' films\">summary highlights<\/a> the shooting\u2064 of three Louisiana\u200c police officers during a \u200ccrime incident. For additional\u200b details, click \u2064&#8221;Read more&#8230;&#8221; below.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Three <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/louisiana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Louisiana<\/a> police officers were shot during a <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>standoff<\/a> Sunday that resulted in a fatal shooting of the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Lathers, 31, was suspected in two shootings before Kenner Police Department officers gathered outside the residence of Lathers\u2019s relative on Sunday. Earlier that day, there were two victims shot outside that same residence, which helped officers identify it later. Lathers already had an outstanding warrant for a Tuesday shooting and robbery that left a 56-year-old man in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>Officers were shot at soon after they arrived. They returned fire, but three officers were taken away in an ambulance to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yes-bidens-hhs-pick-advocates-puberty-blockers-medical-transition-of-minors\/\" title=\"Yes, Biden\u2019s HHS Pick Advocates Puberty Blockers, Medical Transition Of Minors\">receive medical treatment<\/a>. Two were released later Sunday. The third officer remains in stable condition with a wound on his side.<\/p>\n<p>SWAT officers from KPD and the neighboring Jefferson Parish Sheriff\u2019s Office were at the scene of the standoff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithin minutes, Lathers began shooting at a JPSO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-like-the-good-old-days-joe-biden-invades-syria-with-convoy-of-us-troops-and-choppers-on-first-full-day-as-president\/\" title=\"Just Like the Good Old Days: Joe Biden Invades Syria with Convoy of US Troops and Choppers on First Full Day as President\">armored vehicle<\/a> in which deputies were stationed. Multiple attempts were made to contact Lathers to open negotiations, but all efforts were unsuccessful,\u201d JPSO Captain Jason Rivarde\u00a0told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter earlier firing at the armored vehicle, Lathers returned to a position from whifch he could again fire on the vehicle. A JPSO sniper was able to fire at Lathers, who was fatally wounded. Lathers was pronounced dead on the scene,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Officers had intended to charge Lathers with attempted murder and armed robbery. <\/p>\n<p>Jefferson Parish reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpso.com\/Archive.aspx?AMID=38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"10 murders\">ten murders<\/a> all last year, and four during the first quarter of this year. Robberies are already on the rise, as the first quarter saw 56 reported while all of 2023 reported 53.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a Louisiana standoff on Sunday, three officers were shot, leading to the fatal shooting of suspect Matthew Lathers, 31. Lathers was linked to two earlier shootings. 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