Breaking News

More () »

Crime

Deputy shoots, kills man running away with box of stolen chicken, according to report

Christopher Whitfield was running away from police when he was shot. Whitfield's family said he was mentally ill.

Credit: WWL-TV

NEW ORLEANS — A sheriff's deputy shot and killed a possible burglar Monday morning in East Feliciana Parish, WBRZ reports.

The victim's family identified him as Christopher Whitfield. He was 31-years-old and diagnosed with a mental illness, his family said.

The sheriff's office confirms that a man was killed when a deputy responded to a burglary at a gas station in Ethel, Louisiana.

Whitfield was running from police when he was shot, his family said. He'd allegedly run away from the gas station with a box of fried chicken.

A spokesman with Louisiana State Police said the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office is leading the investigation into the shooting with assistance from state police.

RELATED: Fort Worth police officer who killed Atatiana Jefferson resigned before he could be fired

RELATED: Questions intensify after Texas officer kills Xavier grad at home

RELATED: Xavier President: African-Americans hesitate to call police over fear of being killed

RELATED: Xavier grad fatally shot in her own home by Fort Worth officer

WWL NEWS APP

► Get breaking news from your neighborhood delivered directly to you by downloading the FREE WWL-TV News app now in the IOS App Store or Google Play.