CUT OFF, La. — A Port Fourchon Harbor Police officer shot and killed a person they said was involved in a domestic dispute in Cut Off Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office, officers responding to a call of the dispute encountered a man who they say fired at them before an officer returned fire, killing the man.
Terry Carpenter, who lives in the neighborhood, said neighbors had never had problems with the man before.
"He was a military veteran. He was a marine vet with a purple heart," Carpenter said. "He was a real good dude man, He always lifted weights. He had a really good smile man. He was a great neighbor man. Never really had any problems with him."
Police say that it was a neighbor who called in the domestic dispute and that the women who lived at the house also called policed and had already left before officers arrived.
State Police are in charge of the investigation and initially reported an officer-involved shooting in the area.