In the line of duty, Lieutenant Richard Earl Newman Sr., a 48-year-old male with the Crowley Police Department, tragically lost his life on February 19, 1993. A respected veteran of the department with ten years of service, Newman was participating in a drug raid in Lafayette at the time of the incident.
During the raid, as officers were in the process of apprehending multiple suspects, a struggle broke out. In the ensuing chaos, a fellow officer's firearm discharged, striking Lieutenant
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