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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

2 deputies jailed in shooting death of Louisiana man

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Two Louisiana sheriff's deputies face manslaughter charges in connection with the shooting death of an unarmed man during a tense confrontation near New Orleans last week, a use of deadly force that the sheriff said was unjustified.

Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto told news outlets Sunday that he believes Deputies Isaac Hughes, 29, and Johnathan Louis, 35, feared for their lives when they fired at Daniel Vallee as he sat in an SUV on Feb. 16. But, he said, investigators determined the two should face manslaughter charges. He said the two cooperated in the investigation, turned themselves in and were jailed. Both were fired from the sheriff's department.

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