Troopers investigating officer-involved shooting in Washington Parish
MOUNT HERMON - Louisiana State Police is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Washington Parish that happened Wednesday night.
The Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office requested LSP to investigate an officer-involved shooting incident that happened in Mount Hermon around 10 p.m.
The incident resulted in the death of 28-year-old Dustin A. Crain of Mount Hermon.
During an investigation officials discovered that Washington Parish deputies responded to a residence in Mount Hermon on Albert Magee Road in regards to a domestic violence incident.
When deputies arrived on scene Crain armed himself with two large knives and confronted the responding deputies. During this time a deputy fired his duty weapon striking Crain.
Crain received fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased on scene by the Washington Parish Coroner’s Office.
No one else was injured.
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The investigation is ongoing with LSP and the domestic violence case preceding this incident will be handled by the Washington Parish Sherriff’s Office.