Police chief asks for patience in officer-involved shooting case

Police chief asks for patience in officer-involved shooting case

Police Commissioner Verne Garde said, “I will be able to answer that at the next press conference,” when a reporter asked him on Wednesday about a fatal police shooting in Laborie in February 2023. On that day, police shot and killed Eric Thomas at close range. He was reportedly armed and acting out. Eight shots were allegedly fired, and two men, Marley Simeon and Troystan Jn Pierre, were seriously wounded by police gunfire. They later became cl…