Sheriff: Suspect in Deputy-Involved Shooting 'Not the Victim'

July 29, 2016
Jefferson Parrish Sheriff Newell Normand said during a news conference Wednesday that his deputy is the victim after the suspect pulled the trigger on a firearm he had and tried to kill the deputy, but the weapon malfunctioned.

Jefferson Parrish Sheriff Newell Normand said during a news conference Wednesday that his deputy is the victim after the suspect pulled the trigger on a firearm he had and tried to kill the deputy, but the weapon malfunctioned.

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