Lieutenant Vickie Salassi Wax was 51 and a 27-year veteran of the Baton Rouge Police Department when she was killed while working an off-duty security detail on Saturday, May 22, 2004. That evening she confronted a man suspected of shoplifting at a retail store and attempted to place him in handcuffs. A struggle followed and the suspect gained control of her service weapon, using it to shoot and kill Lieutenant Wax.

Two other people were shot during the attack: a store security guard and a customer who had intervened; both were seriously wounded. After the shootings the suspect fled the scene by carjacking a vehicle. A large manhunt followed, and the suspect later surrendered to authorities and was arrested on multiple charges related to the incident.

What additional information about that night or the people involved might help clarify what happened?