Officers were investigating a disturbance when they encountered a man outside of an apartment, a resident of the complex. The man entered his apartment and deputies attempted to get him back out. The man allegedly exited the apartment with a firearm and pointed it at a deputy, who shot the man. The man went back into the apartment and eventually exited again, pointing a firearm. A member of a responding crisis management team then fired at the man. The man went back into the apartment. Eventually, deputies entered the apartment and found the man dead with at least one gunshot wound.
Agency: Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office
Motive: domestic disturbance
Confrontation Type: Domestic Disturbance
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Joshua Mitchell
Death Date: April 10, 2021
County: Jefferson
Geography: Urban
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Washington Post Database ID: 6770