Detandel Devon Pickens, 25
Monroe, Louisiana
December 29, 2012
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: almost 4 years ago
Overview 
Accoring to police,
It started with a 911 call at a home on the 1200 block of South 9th Street in Monroe around 12:30 a.m., where police ordered a suspect to leave the home and not come back.
But two hours later, another call came from the same home.
Police say a man was stabbed while trying to intervene in an aggravated assault on a woman by 25-year old Detandel Devon Pickens of Monroe.
Officials say police arrived at the scene to find Pickens holding two knives to a woman's neck.
Police say they ordered him to drop the knives, then used a Taser to try and subdue him -- but that did not stop Pickens.
Officials say officers were forced to use lethal force to stop Pickens, who sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Ouachita Parish Coroner's Office.
No officers were harmed in the incident. One officer, who fired the shots, is on administrative leave. The other officers involved are being given time off.
Additional Resources:
- https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-monroe/167450834 added July 24, 2018 11:47