Davis of Louisiana State Police told WBRZ. 'We are investigating (how Gaubert went unfound for so long), Col. The department is still investigating the incident as it is unclear what prompted the shooter to target Trooper Gaubert. Police responded to the scene at around 6pm which was more than 12 hours after Gaubert was allegedly shot by Mire. Gaubert was sitting in his patrol car behind a Capital One bank at the corner of Airline and Old Jefferson Highway.Ī search for Gaubert began after he stopped responding to his radio, according to WBRZ Chief Investigator Chris Nakamoto. The alleged shooter then ambushed veteran state trooper Adam Gaubert, who was sitting in his vehicle, where he was shot and killed. Mire then exchanged gunfire with the officer as he attempted to shoot him before fleeing down Hoo Shoo Too Road. Schexnayder was said to be found in critical condition, but Adair had died after succumbing to her injuries.Ī Louisiana State Police then attempted to conduct a traffic stop with Mire's vehicle at around 5am in East Baton Rouge Parish. He added that Adair was found with gunshot wounds to the chest, stomach and arm. His son was said to have been 'shot in the head or the neck' and 'his elbow was blown out. He said he discovered the bodies of his son and daughter-in-law after he allegedly saw Mire speed off out of his driveway. 'It sounded like someone was throwing rocks on the tin roof, but those were gunshots,' Schexnayder said. Schexnayder's father Kevin, who lives near the couple, said that he thought his nephew Matthew had previously attempted to get into his home as he heard banging on his apartment around the time the shooting happened. The couple was allegedly shot by Mire in their home where Schexnayder was found in the kitchen and Adler was found on the floor of the bedroom. Mire is said to have had taken the stolen vehicle to Prairieville to the home of his cousin Joseph Schexnayder, 42, and wife Pamela Adair, 37. 'Just very thankful that he found spare keys that were in the truck and he took the truck and left.' 'Just to know that someone is capable of doing such things was feet away from the front door of my house that my son was staying in. He woke up to bring the dogs out for a walk around 7 in the morning and noticed that his truck was missing.' 'He was at a residence in French Settlement overnight. 'So, I woke up to my son calling me at about 7:15 to tell me that he noticed his truck had been stolen,' Ryan told WAFB. The vehicle belonged to Livingston local Tasha Ryan's son who noticed the vehicle was missing hours after it was taken and called the police. “I am thankful for Louisiana State Police and all law enforcement agencies that worked together to capture the suspect in these homicides.Mire's family said that he was 'messed up' after the overdose death of his girlfriend Maddy, pictured, a couple months before “Preliminary information indicates that Trooper Gaubert was shot and killed in the area in which an early morning homicide occurred,” Edwards wrote. “Today, Louisiana mourns the death of Master Trooper Adam Gaubert, a 19-year veteran of Louisiana State Police, who was ambushed while in his patrol unit and killed in the line of duty on Saturday,” Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards said in a statement released on Sunday, according to WABC. In addition to his nearly two decades of service with the LSP, Trooper Gaubert was also a U.S. At this time, we ask that you please respect Trooper Gaubert’s family’s privacy.” “In the days ahead, we will mourn his tragic death and honor his service to our department and the citizens of Louisiana. “Trooper Gaubert embodied everything we stand for honor, duty, selfless service, and courage,” the LSP said in a statement, according to Fox News.
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