Around 4:30 p.m. Slidell police were called to a Circle K gas station about a stabbing. Two people were stabbed before officers arrived. When police arrived, they encountered a man they believed to be the suspect, and then shot and killed him. Details as to what precipitated the killing were withheld by police.
Agency: Slidell Police Department, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office
Motive: Stabbing
Confrontation Type: Violent Crime
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Caleb McCree
Death Date: January 24, 2021
County: St. Tammany
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot, Taser
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: box cutter
Threat Level: attack
Washington Post Database ID: 6540