Detective Charles Randal Randy Smith, 32, was killed while serving a warrant in Mamou, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. A three-year member of the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Department, he and other officers went to a Point Street trailer to arrest a man who had escaped from the parish jail. Family members at the residence initially denied officers entry, so the scene was secured and officers waited for a sworn warrant.

After the warrant was obtained, Detective Smith and another deputy attempted to enter the trailer. The suspect opened fire, striking Smith in the chest with a .380-caliber handgun. Smith managed to move into a neighbor’s yard before collapsing; the suspect continued to fire and kept other officers from reaching him. The standoff ended when the suspect exited the trailer and was shot and killed by officers. Emergency personnel later found Detective Smith deceased. He is survived by his wife and their 10-year-old son.

Did anyone in the Mamou area witness the events around the Point Street trailer or have information about the escape that led to this confrontation?