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Sheriff Harry Lee supports deputies in standoff shooting
'No one should be disciplined,' he says
Tuesday June 24, 2003
By Stephanie Doster
East Jefferson bureau
Jefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee on Monday defended the actions of 10 deputies who fired on a River Ridge man during a standoff Friday after he allegedly turned and pointed a gun at them.
Lee said none of the deputies has been reassigned or put on leave.
"Once you do that, you're sending the wrong message," Lee said. "You're saying they may have done something wrong. I seldom put someone on administrative leave. As far as I'm concerned, it was a good shooting and no one should be disciplined."
David Stauder, 31, went on a shooting rampage inside his house at 10009 Judy Drive, then refused to drop his gun and held SWAT officers at bay while yelling and crying during 80 minutes of negotiations, police said.
Members of the Sheriff's Office SWAT team fired four nonlethal bean bag rounds in an effort to subdue him, police said. After being struck by some of the rounds, Stauder pointed his gun at deputies, prompting 10 of them to fire on him in his front yard, Lee said.
An autopsy said Stauder died of "penetrating and perforating" shotgun and gunshot wounds, said M.A. Goldman, an investigator for the Jefferson Parish coroner's office. He would not say how many times Stauder was shot, citing the ongoing police investigation into the shooting.
Lee said Monday he did not know off-hand how many shots were fired.
Stauder's family has said he had an emotional breakdown and criticized the way the Sheriff's Office handled the standoff, calling the shooting "extremely unnecessary and ridiculous."
Witnesses said Stauder appeared to be intoxicated. Toxicology results were not available Monday.
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'No one should be disciplined,' he says
Tuesday June 24, 2003
By Stephanie Doster
East Jefferson bureau
Jefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee on Monday defended the actions of 10 deputies who fired on a River Ridge man during a standoff Friday after he allegedly turned and pointed a gun at them.
Lee said none of the deputies has been reassigned or put on leave.
"Once you do that, you're sending the wrong message," Lee said. "You're saying they may have done something wrong. I seldom put someone on administrative leave. As far as I'm concerned, it was a good shooting and no one should be disciplined."
David Stauder, 31, went on a shooting rampage inside his house at 10009 Judy Drive, then refused to drop his gun and held SWAT officers at bay while yelling and crying during 80 minutes of negotiations, police said.
Members of the Sheriff's Office SWAT team fired four nonlethal bean bag rounds in an effort to subdue him, police said. After being struck by some of the rounds, Stauder pointed his gun at deputies, prompting 10 of them to fire on him in his front yard, Lee said.
An autopsy said Stauder died of "penetrating and perforating" shotgun and gunshot wounds, said M.A. Goldman, an investigator for the Jefferson Parish coroner's office. He would not say how many times Stauder was shot, citing the ongoing police investigation into the shooting.
Lee said Monday he did not know off-hand how many shots were fired.
Stauder's family has said he had an emotional breakdown and criticized the way the Sheriff's Office handled the standoff, calling the shooting "extremely unnecessary and ridiculous."
Witnesses said Stauder appeared to be intoxicated. Toxicology results were not available Monday.
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