Police say the suspect was armed with a knife and attempting to enter a store.
Demonstrators and community activists took to the streets of Lafayette in response to the death of a 31-year-old Black man, Trayford Pellerin, who was shot and killed by police officers.
, including George Floyd, who died on May 25 while in the custody of Minneapolis police officers. Floyd's killing became a flashpoint that spawned angry and sometimes violent demonstrations nationwide over police tactics and racial injustice. Cellphone video taken by a witness showed police officers firing their guns multiple times at Pellerin as he appeared to be heading for the door of a gas station minimarket with a knife in his hands, according to a statement from the Louisiana State Police, which is leading the investigation.
"He was very quiet. He had a big heart. He would give you the shirt off his back," Pellerin's aunt, Choicey Pellerin, said at the vigil earlier Saturday."He was just an overall great kid. He didn’t deserve this." Haley said he and Crump have launched their own investigation into the shooting for a possible lawsuit.
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