In the quiet community of Westwego, Louisiana, the life of a respected law enforcement officer, Troy Louis Smith, a 44-year-old African American male, came to a sudden and tragic end. The events that unfolded on June 17, 2018, in his Waggaman home would lead to a complex investigation and leave a family divided.
Initially, a distressed 911 call made by his wife, Shantel Parria-Smith, reported that Troy had taken his own life. He was found with a single gunshot wound to the head and was ru
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