Christopher Whitfield, 31
Ethel, Louisiana
October 14, 2019
Agencies: East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office Louisiana
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: over 4 years ago
Overview 
The family of an East Feliciana Parish man shot dead by a sheriff's deputy responding to a burglary call early Monday said the man struggled with his mental health and, despite previous trouble with the law, didn't carry guns and didn't pose a danger to law enforcement officers.
An alarm about 2:30 a.m. Monday brought deputies to a Texaco gasoline station off La. 10, the Sheriff's Office said. When they confronted a man — identified by his family as Christopher Whitfield, 31 — he fled on foot and an unknown deputy shot him behind the gas station. The store's owner said the man had broken in and stolen raw chicken from a cooler.
Additional Resources:
- https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/1526761 added October 16, 2019 05:21
- https://www.wafb.com/2019/10/16/attorney-says-its-legal-e-feliciana-sheriffs-office-investigate-its-own-community-could-perceive-conflict/ added October 16, 2019 05:21
- https://www.wbrz.com/videos/christopher-whitfield-fatal-shooting added October 16, 2019 05:21
- https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/crime/deputy-shoots-kills-man-running-away-with-box-of-stolen-chicken-according-to-report/289-8d850704-d674-474a-ab50-4677b0b9236f added October 16, 2019 05:21
- https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/communities/westside/article_fff89b9c-ee7c-11e9-86cb-e3a9aaea84da.html added October 16, 2019 05:21