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THIBODAUX, La. (WGNO) — The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested David Foret, 39, of Galliano, in connection to the attempted murder of four officers.
According to LPSO reports, officers responded to a call of shots fired on Friday, July 14, at 6:30 a.m. in the 18500 block of West 194th Street in Galliano, where Foret allegedly walked into the middle of LA Highway 1 in front of his residence and fired several rounds into the air across Bayou Lafourche.
When deputies arrived on the scene, Foret was allegedly walking on the highway armed with a gun.
Deputies ordered Foret to drop his gun, but they said he refused and began walking toward deputies before removing bullets from his handgun. As deputies began to subdue Foret, they said he resisted and used his handgun to hit a deputy in the head and bite another.
At some point during the struggle, Foret managed to grab one of the deputy’s weapons and allegedly fired two rounds, almost striking the deputy.
Foret was arrested, and a search warrant was conducted on his home where deputies said they located 30 firearms such as handguns, shotguns, and rifles as well as a large amount of ammunition.
Foret was booked on the following charges:
- Four counts of attempted first-degree murder
- Disarming of a peace officer
- Aggravated second-degree battery
- Battery of a police officer
- Aggravated assault on a peace officer
- Illegal use of weapons
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