CHATHAM, La. — Deputies killed a 63-year-old man who was sought in a series of crimes after he pointed a gun at them and refused to put it down, Louisiana State Police said.
Michael Dobbins of Chatham was accused of breaking into a vehicle, stealing a weapon, breaking into a house, attacking one resident and threatening to kill another, and shooting at passing traffic in the Jackson Parish town, according to a news release sent Sunday.
Sheriff's deputies found Dobbins hiding behind some abandoned cars at about 8:45 p.m. Saturday, hours after the crimes began, the news release said.
Police said he confronted the officers and rejected their commands to drop the gun.