Following the deadly ambush of a Louisiana State Police Trooper, LSP is working closely with numerous local, state, and federal agencies to investigate the circumstances of a multi-parish fatal shooting spree that resulted in two deaths and three critical injuries.
The suspect, 31 YO Matthew Mire, was taken into custody shortly after 10:00pm on October 9, after a daylong manhunt by numerous law enforcement agencies.
The preliminary investigation revealed that Master Trooper Adam Gaubert was ambushed by Mire as he sat in his fully marked patrol unit.
The ambush of Trooper Gaubert occurred in close proximity to the Dutton Road shooting that took place in the overnight hours of October 9.
Mire is a person of interest in multiple shooting incidents in several parishes. Following the shootings, Mire was involved in a pursuit where he fired a weapon at the pursuing State Trooper. The Trooper exchanged gunfire with Mire during the incident and was not injured.
As the search for Mire progressed, Louisiana State Police, Homeland Security Investigations, US Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms, LA Department of Corrections, Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office, and East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office worked together in the search area near Hoo Shoo Too Road at the Tiger Bend Bridge.
After being located and taken into custody without incident, Mire was transported to a local hospital for injuries he sustained from a K-9 bite and suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound to the leg.
Troopers are maintaining constant watch over Mire at the medical facility and he will be booked on numerous charges upon release.
Master Trooper Gaubert had served with LSP since 2002 performing patrol duties at Troop A in Baton Rouge and serving as a Detective in the LSP Criminal Investigations Division throughout his career.
Master Trooper Gaubert was a veteran of the United States Army.
The charitable arm of the Louisiana State Troopers Association, Louisiana Troopers Charities Inc, is the proper mechanism for monetary donations to the family of LSP Master Trooper Adam Gaubert. Donate at www.latroopers.org/about-lsta/louisiana-troopers-charities, or https://www.paypal.me/LSTALTC.
