Lafayette Shooting: Police Officer Killed In Shootout Identified, 2 Others Hurt

LAFAYETTE, LA — A nine-year Lafayette police patrol veteran was killed in a shootout after responding to a call about a shooting at a Big Boy convenience store, and leaves behind a wife, two stepdaughters and a 3-year-old daughter, police said.

Lafayette police Monday identified the officer as Cpl. Michael Paul Middlebrook. He was killed late Sunday after responding to a call about a shooting at a Big Boy convenience store, state police said.

The suspect started a shootout and tried to flee, but was quickly apprehended by police officers, Master Trooper Brooks David said. Two other people were also shot, but are expected to survive, he said. Investigators have not released the suspect's name.

Gov. John Bel Edwards ordered flags at state public buildings at half-staff through Friday for Middlebrook and the victims of a gunman in Las Vegas. (For more information on the shooting and other Baton-Rouge stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Photo credit: Lafayette Police Department via AP