Family wants answers for loves ones death in officer involved shooting

Family wants answers for loves ones death in officer involved shooting

3 protests continue tonight following the death of the man gunned down in an officer-involved shooting friday night in lafayette 31-year-old trayford pellerin was shot and killed near the shell gas station on the eveangiline thruway...we have team coverage surounding this incident........we are going to first start with news 1's cassie schirm who spoke with 3 the family and the attounrys who are respesenting them.

Cassie.

3 well taylor trayford pelleri's family is left devastated and frankly in disbeif as many people are asking the same questions what led up to pelleri's death and why did his life end with 11 gunshots.

3 my family is hurting my family is hurting w're hurting.

Choicey pellerin trayfor' aunt says the're looking for answers that led up to his death.

Choicey pellerinwhat caused it no body know what happened louisiana state trooper say police responded to a call about man caring a knife near north lafayette convenient store.

Now a video that is going viral on social media captured what happened next.

Nat warning this video is graphic in the video a man can be seen walking away from police towards the gas station while handful of officers follow him teasing him the video pans away from the scene but then you hear this nat but roughly 11 shots can be heard fired when the camera view returns to the gas station the man is shown lying down on the pavement emotionless surrounded by police officers.

Nat pellerin was taken to the hospital but then declared dead leaving his family heartbroken with many questions.?they had alternative means why did't they take it what caused itand tha's what the famil's attorneys?

Ben crump and_ ronald haley plan to find out.

?ben crump attourney"why not make wound him why not one shot to the leg why not communicate why the're out there and say 'm going to shoot him in the leg to stop him we were apprehend him after that " ronald haley attourney"tha's the answer this mother needs to be able to rest at night why is that and when we get those answers i's not just to say 'm sorry and kind of check what are we gonna do differently we need policy changes""we need accountability tha's why we need transparency from the police department immediately so a mother can rest.

Mmmm l "if you do have any information on what happened the family is negging people to come forward."what transpired prior to that no one knows so if anybody knows that information to please let us know as soon as possibleuntil the truth comes out their attorneys say they 3 wo't stop."we do't sleep if justice does't sleep and we do't sleep" the attorneys told news15 they will be seeking answers and possible legal action if more isnt done.

In lafayette im cassie schiorm news 15 back to you taylor.

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