OFFICER DOWN: Senior Trooper Steven Vincent, Louisiana State Police, Louisiana
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Senior Trooper
Steven Vincent
Louisiana State Police, Louisiana
End of Watch: Monday, August 23, 2015
Senior Trooper Steven Vincent was shot and killed while checking on a vehicle that was being operated by a suspected intoxicated driver near the intersection of Highway 14 and Fruge Road, near Bell City.
Trooper Vincent was on patrol when he spotted a vehicle from a previous reckless driving report. The vehicle in question had driven off the road and was stuck in a ditch. Trooper Vincent approached the vehicle and began speaking with the occupant and then ordered him to exit the vehicle. The male exited the vehicle with a sawed off shotgun in his hand and opened fire, striking Trooper Vincent in the head. The man then taunted Trooper Vincent as he lay on the ground mortally wounded.
A passing motorist witnessed the incident, stopped his vehicle and tackled the subject. He then wrestled the shotgun away from the man while additional civilians who stopped to assist utilized Trooper Vincent's handcuffs to cuff and take the subject into custody. They then called for assistance and rendered aid to Trooper Vincent.
Trooper Vincent was taken to Lake Charles Hospital where he died the next day from his wounds.
Trooper Vincent had served with the Louisiana State Police for 13 years and was a United States Air Force veteran. He is survived by his wife and nine-year-old son.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Colonel Michael Edmonson
Louisiana State Police
7919 Independence Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: (225) 925-6325
via www.odmp.org
Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/22574-senior-trooper-steven-vincent#ixzz3jnA5FsgG