Louisiana State Trooper Killed in Ambush Attack

A Louisiana State Trooper is killed in what is described as an ambush attack.

This violent incident happened during what is described as a multi-parish fatal shooting spree that left two people dead and three others critically wounded.

The suspect, 31-year-old Matthew Mire, was taken into custody late Saturday night after a daylong manhunt.

Here's information released by State Police:

The preliminary investigation revealed that Master Trooper Adam Gaubert was ambushed by Mire as he sat in his fully marked patrol unit. The ambush of Trooper Gaubert occurred near a shooting that took place in the overnight hours of October 9, 2021. Mire is a person of interest in multiple shooting incidents in several parishes.

After the shootings, Mire was allegedly involved in a pursuit where he fired shots at a trooper who was chasing him. That trooper returned fire. The trooper was not hurt.

Louisiana State Police got assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, US Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms, LA Department of Corrections, Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office, and East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office to hunt for Mire in an area southeast of Baton Rouge. Mire was transported to a hospital for injuries he suffered from a K-9 bite. He also had what's described as a self inflicted gunshot wound to his leg.

He is charged with first degree murder of a police officer and attempted first degree murder of a police officer. Arrest warrants are also pending in Baton Rouge for several charges.

Here's information State Police released about Trooper Gaubert:

Master Trooper Gaubert had served with LSP since 2002 performing patrol duties at Troop A in Baton Rouge and serving as a Detective in the LSP Criminal Investigations Division throughout his career. Master Trooper Gaubert was a veteran of the United States Army and truly embodied the LSP Core Values of Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage. Together as a family, we will mourn his loss and honor his legacy of service to our department and the citizens of Louisiana.

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Officers Killed in the Line of Duty in Northwest Louisiana

Sadly there have been hundreds of Officers killed in Louisiana. Even more shocking, a lot of officers have perished in our region. More than 20 officers have been killed in the in the Shreveport area alone. The Officer Down Memorial Page tracks all of the officer deaths across the nation. Here's a list of all officers who died in the line of duty in Northwest Louisiana.