LSP Confirms Man Shot By EBRSO Was Burglarizing Apartments Before Incident

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On Friday, March 16, Louisiana State Police released more details about the incident. The report states the EBRSO deputy was serving a temporary restraining order at the Renaisssance Gateway Apartments when he was approached by Ezeff, who was bleeding from a cut on his arm. Witness statements and preliminary physical evidence collected at the scene show an altercation took place before the deputy fired at least one shot, which hit Ezeff.

Ezeff was then transported to a local hospital, where he later died.

LSP investigators interviewed multiple witnesses, including family members, who stated Ezeff appeared to be in an "altered state of mind." Family members also told LSP Ezeff was taken to the hospital on Monday, two days before the incident, for what appeared to be a psychotic breakdown.

Family also reportedly told LSP officials Ezeff was released Tuesday and continued to show signs of the same psychotic symptoms he was taken to the hospital for initially.

Right after the shooting, LSP learned that the Baton Rouge Police Department received reports of three burglaries in the area around the time of the shooting. BRPD recovered blood from the scene of the burglaries and submitted the evidence to the LSP Crime Lab for analysis. The DNA has been analyzed and a match has been confirmed connecting Ezeff to the reported burglaries in the area prior to the officer-involved shooting.

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