UPDATE: Investigation continues into shooting
by Cathy Chapman
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La. State Troopers take measurements and gather information about the early morning shooting.
La. State Troopers take measurements and gather information about the early morning shooting.
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State Police investigate a shooting in the Village of Tangipahoa.
State Police investigate a shooting in the Village of Tangipahoa.
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LSP helicopter circles the scene taking aerial photographs.
LSP helicopter circles the scene taking aerial photographs.
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Hwy 51 was closed to traffic for a short time as the LSP helicopter landed on the roadway.
Hwy 51 was closed to traffic for a short time as the LSP helicopter landed on the roadway.
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TANGIPAHOA - Louisiana State Police are investigating an officer involved shooting in the Village of Tangipahoa.

According to TFC Nick Manale of La. State Police, the shooting occurred shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday morning in the parking lot of Club 81 located on Hwy. 51 in the Village.

Initial reports indicate that there was a fight inside the club. As deputies, some working detail, were clearing the parking lot following the break up of the fight, they were informed of a patron that allegedly had a weapon. Deputies attempted to confront the man who then tried to flee the scene. The deputies chased the man along the highway, overtaking him and holding him to the ground. While holding the initial suspect to the ground, the deputies were approached by a second man. One of the deputies fired a single shot, striking the second man.

The shooting occurred along Jackson Street on the northern edge of the club's parking lot.

"To my knowledge, this incident had nothing to do with the earlier fight inside the club," states Club Owner Michael Jackson. Jackson states that following the fight, he did not allow anyone else to enter the club and instructed his security detail deputies to clear the parking lot. Jackson states that he was inside the establishment when he was informed of the shooting.

Dawn Panepinto of the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office verified that the deputy who fired the shot was actually an on duty deputy who had responded to a report of a fight at the club. Details of exactly what led to the deputy firing his weapon have not yet been released.

The victim was identified as Cjavar Galmon, 18. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

At this time, Louisiana State Police is not releasing any further information regarding weapons, any other information about the victim or the names of the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Deputies involved. State Police were on the scene for several hours, taking statements, measurements and photos of the scene including aerial photos from the LSP helicopter.

UPDATED INFORMATION FROM TFC NICK MANALE OF LOUISIANA STATE POLICE:

The investigation into the shooting remains ongoing. Troopers are actively interviewing witnesses, analyzing evidence, creating scale diagrams of the crime scene, and reviewing the findings of the coroner's examination. LSP certainly understands the sensitivity of this investigation, which is why we must ensure a thorough and complete investigation into every element of this case. In order to preserve the integrity of the investigation and future proceedings by the District Attorney's Office, we will not be able to release any additional details of the shooting incident. Upon completion of the LSP investigation, the final investigative report will be submitted to the Tangipahoa Parish District Attorney’s Office for further review.

Editor's Note: LSP reports that the LSP investigation is solely focused on the facts of the shooting incident and will not be responding to any inquiries regarding previous history at the club, prior criminal history of Galmon, or the names of the deputies.

Folllow the story here as the investigation continues and more information is released. 
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notserp1
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January 29, 2013
BS to the tenth degree.....To all the people on the cop bandwagon...There are bad, stupid and poorly trained police like in any profession. Cops beat and kill people all the time and get away scott free, i know. So dont give me the poor police crap. I was born in Tangi parish but was lucky enough to escape that cesspool long ago. When i lived there in the seventies the county cops were nothing more than klansmen in uniform. They treated minorities with contempt and beat them on a regular basis. So forgive me if i dont believe the BS on this incident. If the kid was unarmed, he should not have been executed....Well trained, honest, competent police should have been able to handle this situation without deadly force....And before some of you backward folkes start yelling....I am a cop so i know of what i speak....FBI investigation is whats called for in this situation.....The old Frank Edwards era is past..Get Er Done.
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ChangeAmite
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August 16, 2012
PastorRK

You know this article is bout someone losing there life. Its not about church instead of you insulting this young man that got killed you should be consoling the family not insulting him.

Get a life and be a real christian not a fake like you are being.

Our hearts go out to the young man that got killed and his family and to all others involved
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PastorRK
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August 17, 2012
First off, not one time did I insult this young man at all. I was merely pointing out the fact that our actions and sin have consequences. I did not insult him at all. Stating a fact about how the young man's actions resulted in certain consequences cannot be equated with an insult or hate.
PastorRK
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August 17, 2012
Second, being a real Christian is loving others, but at the same time it is loving others enough to tell them the truth. The scriptures are loaded with scripture that warn us about how our sin and actions have consequences. I am being a real Christian by spreading the truth. You are accusing me of judging and insulting this young man when I have done nothing of the sort. But, your statements are loaded with judgments about the police. I am merely pointing out the truth....
Johnnyduncan
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August 15, 2012
THIS SHOOTING NEVER WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD PISTOLS, BULLETS AND GUN POWDER NOT BEEN INVENTED!
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jrcsf211
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August 14, 2012
I personally know people that were at the shooting and this story is incorrect....Cjavar did not charge towards the officer or was even involved in the fight. He raised his hands up to surrender and was shot dead in the face. He didn't nothing wrong, seems like the parish, new reporters, and officers are trying to cover their own butts and its wrong. Tangilena won't hear the last of Cjavar Golman and his murder will be brought to justice.

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jrcsf211
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August 14, 2012
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ChangeAmite
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August 14, 2012
PastorRK

You need to get a life you are not god and its not your job to judge anyone.

By the way its not a sin for people to go out and have a good time.

It's a sin for someone to judge others like you are doing.

I personally think the FBI coud be called in to investigate this shooting. Im not saying the State Police cant handle it but I believe everyone will be a lot more satisfied with the end results.

Since Daniel Edwards has been in office the Deputies have shot and killed more people than the deputies have shot and killed with The Layrission administration or Frank Edwards Administration.

God Be wih all parties involved and help the truth to b exposed.

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PastorRK
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August 16, 2012
You need to really study your scriptures because you are wrong about the judging. The scripture are wrongly interpreting is Matthew 7:1 "Do not judge so that you will not be judged." This does not mean we should not judge or discern the actions of others at all. Jesus is referencing being overly critical and judgmental. In that same passage in Matthew 7:6 informs us of the danger of not judging at all because the point of his illustration is they will turn on you and tear you up. You must remember to take scripture with context and how it relates to other scripture. When you look at other scriptures you see Jesus calls us to be discerning and judge the actions of others as in John 7:24 ""Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment." Paul, in 1 Corinthians 5:3, when advising the church on thee need for discipline within the church states, "For I, on my part, though absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged him who has so committed this, as though I were present." Jesus even calls for the need to judge and discern the actions of false prophets in Matthew 7:20 when he states, "Therefore by their fruits you will know them."

Please learn to study the scripture better before you try to tell a pastor, who has been studying them for years, what they say....thanks and God bless you...
Ispeakthetruth
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August 13, 2012
First of all this man was 18 years old. Pastor, where were you and what was you doing at 18? Let me guess save and holly ghost filled right. This man was doing what normal 18 year olds do and thats go out and have fun so dont blame him cause he was just a child. on the other hand how do chase down a man with a gun and hold him on the ground but shoot a unarmed man? I agree with (toxic B***h) someone skip training. I am tired of people taking up for police all the time true enough they put there life on the line and its a tuff job but they know that when they sign up. It is proper procedures to take as a police and this police was wrong. end of story.
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PastorRK
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August 13, 2012
I can assure you I was not doing what these guys were doing at 18. If you term of being "save and filled with the Holy Ghost" means I was following Jesus at 18, well I am guilty as chraged. I am not saying I was perfect, but I was certainly not out doing what these guys were doing. Also, you term this as what "normal" teenagers do? The fact we call this being what "normal" teenagers do is exactly why alot of our teenagers and young adults to get into trouble and leading the nation in all the wrong statistics. According to God's Holy Word this is not "normal" teenage behavior. Having fun and getting into trouble are not the same thing. You can have fun and not be where these guys were. If they were not somewhere where they shouldn't have been and doing what they are not supposed to be, as what you term in error as being "normal" teenagers then this would not have happened. I speak the real truth!
PastorRK
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August 13, 2012
I get tired of people blaming the police when they are having to control other people's deviant behavior that should have been doing first place.
PastorRK
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August 13, 2012
should=should not
PastorRK
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August 13, 2012
This shooting would never have happened if these guys were not somewhere they shouldn't have been along with doing something they shouldn't have been doing. If they hadn't been somewhere they shouldn't have been and doing something they shouldn't have been then the police would not have been called out. I have no doubt the police were trying to do their job. I love the way you have failed to point out. Our society has developed a "Let's blame someone else rather than take responsibility for what I have done" mentality.
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lawyerly
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August 14, 2012
If it wasn't illegal for them to be at Club 81, then they weren't "somewhere they shouldn't have been." Pastor, you can morally find fault and disagree with the type of establishment that these young men were visiting, but that does not justify the shooting that happened. Rewind a couple of weeks to Aurora, CO...Had those people not been in the movie theater they would not have been shot. Does that mean that they were somewhere they should not have been? Of course not, because they were within their legal rights to be there. From what I can tell from this story, no details have come out showing that the young man who was killed was doing anything wrong. I haven't read that he assaulted anyone, was involved in an disturbance, was carrying a weapon, etc. Thus, what exactly are you saying he was doing that he should not have been doing? Attempting to check on a friend? How does that warrant a fatal shot? This is a VERY sad occurrance, and as a pastor I hope that you can pray for the families involved and the officials that have to do their jobs to sort through this investigation.
khills3060
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August 14, 2012
First of all what were they doing? You wasn't even there. The person that got killed was unarmed and an innocent by stander. If that's the case people are not safe any where they go. You suppose to be a Pastor and you sterotyping this person for being at a club. Get real. People get killed in churches now a days and hell yeah the police do wrong shit just like everybody else. So before you go talking shit find out the whole story before you go putting your spin on it. This officer shot this boy in the face!! What reason would he have to do such a thing!!??
ToxicB***h!
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August 11, 2012
Another useless shooting by TPSO. Thats what you get when you have untrained scared deputies working. People need to start checking and see just how many law suits that department has against it. I personally know of 4 at this moment. After reading this story looks like number 5 coming.
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cuntryboy32
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August 12, 2012
Don't be making comments about something you know nothing about! Were you there? Did you see what happened?? Cops have the most dangerous jobs and are the most underpaid. They do a job that 98 percent of people wouldn't dream of being able to do! They deal with the scum of the world, and I'm sure the guy that got shot put himself in the place where the deputy had no choice or was in fear of his life! So don't be so quick to judge unless you were there and you know exactly what happened. I despise people like you! Get a life!!
PastorRK
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August 13, 2012
This shooting would never have happened if these guys were not somewhere they shouldn't have been along with doing something they shouldn't have been doing. If they hadn't been somewhere they shouldn't have been and doing something they shouldn't have been then the police would not have been called out. I have no doubt the police were trying to do their job. I love the way you have failed to point out. Our society has developed a "Let's blame someone else rather than take responsibility for what I have done" mentality.

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