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BRPD identifies two officers placed on administrative leave following shooting that left man dead

8 hours 27 minutes 55 seconds ago Friday, April 25 2025 Apr 25, 2025 April 25, 2025 2:19 PM April 25, 2025 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department on Friday said two officers were placed on administrative leave after a motel shootout left a man dead earlier in the week.

Officer David Jennings and Officer Gene Meazell, both assigned to the Uniform Patrol Division, were placed on leave after shooting 34-year-old Kevin Vallian during a Sunday shootout at the Super 6 Inn and Suites on Gwenadele Avenue, police said.

Police responded to the motel after receiving a call about a domestic disturbance before exchanging gunfire with Vallian in the parking lot. He was shot and died at a hospital and neither officer was injured.

A woman, 31-year-old Yushika Vallian, was also arrested in connection to the shooting. She allegedly made a series of threats on social media, via email and over the phone after the fatal shooting.

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