Deputy Jason Tyler Hagan was shot and killed on December 9, 2016, in Franklin, Louisiana, during an off-duty incident tied to a domestic dispute. The 24-year-old St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s deputy had accompanied a woman to a Gumpoint Lane residence so she could retrieve belongings from the home she shared with her estranged husband. While the woman was inside, an argument with her husband turned violent and he armed himself with a handgun.
Hagan, who was waiting outside, heard the commotion and went into the home to try to de-escalate the situation. The husband, identified as Wilbert Thibodeaux, fired multiple shots, fatally wounding Hagan; another woman in the home was also shot and injured. Multiple agencies responded and a standoff followed; Thibodeaux eventually surrendered and was taken into custody.
Thibodeaux, 48 at the time, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in Hagan’s death, attempted first-degree murder for the shooting of the other woman, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The woman Hagan had accompanied, Tameka Thibodeaux, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for a drug court violation.
Does anyone have additional details about that night or information that could help fill gaps in the timeline?