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Louisiana police officer shot during traffic stop dies

Waters was shot once in the lower abdomen, beneath his vest, on Oct. 17 in Richland Parish.
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MANGHAM, La. — MANGHAM, La. (AP) — A part-time north Louisiana police officer who was shot last month during a traffic stop has died. 

Mangham Police Chief Perry Fleming confirmed Marshall Waters’ death Thursday in a post shared on Facebook. 

Waters was shot once in the lower abdomen, beneath his vest, on Oct. 17 in Richland Parish.

The alleged shooter is 27-year-old Hermandus Semien of Ville Platte. 

Semien was initially arrested on several charges, including attempted first-degree murder of a police officer.

 It was not immediately known whether the charges would be upgraded in light of Waters' death. 

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