[StBernard] St. Bernard Sheriff's Deputy Shoots, Kills Man

[Westley Annis]

The reporter states..."That's when a deputy returned fire, shooting Dumas
dead."  Did the reporter mean to say "opened fire?"  After all, one cannot
"return" fire until the other person fires first.  Or did Dumas actually
fire his weapon at the deputy?

John



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St. Bernard Sheriff's Deputy Shoots, Kills Man Incident Began As Domestic
Disturbance WDSU.com updated 1:18 p.m. CT, Fri., Nov . 13, 2009 NEW ORLEANS
- WDSU .com

A sheriff's deputy in St. Bernard Parish shot and killed a man in Arabi who
allegedly pointed a gun at him, Sheriff Jack Stephens said.

The incident began around 1:30 a.m. Friday, when 31-year-old Casey Dumas got
into an argument with his estranged wife, Stephens said.

Dumas was drunk and threatened to burn down the house, so the wife called
911, Stephens said.

When deputies arrived, Dumas threatened to commit suicide by pointing a gun
into his mouth. He then pointed the gun at officers, Stephens said.

That's when a deputy returned fire, shooting Dumas dead.

The deputy who fired on Dumas is on paid administrative leave while the
shooting is investigated, which is standard procedure in officer-involved
shootings.

WDSU reporter LaTonya Norton spoke with Stephens and neighbors of Dumas.
She'll have the latest on this story on WDSU News beginning at 4 p.m.