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JEANERETTE, La. (KLFY) — Charges have been filed in the death of Lafayette Police Sr. Cpl. Segus Jolivette in a deadly standoff in Jeanerette on July 25.
Nyjal Hurst, 31, of Jeanerette, is charged with second degree murder, 10 counts of attempted first degree murder, two counts of second degree kidnapping and one count each of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and illegal possession of a stolen firearm.
Jolivette was killed and three other officers were injured in an hours-long armed hostage standoff in Jeanerette with multiple law enforcement agencies, including the SWAT team.
During the standoff, Hurst allegedly fired multiple shots at officers; two officers were shot, and bullet fragments hit the other two officers, according to the Lafayette Police Department.
Hurst has been in custody at the Iberia Parish Jail since July 25.
The investigation remains ongoing. Additional information will be released in coordination with the Iberia Parish District Attorney’s Office as it becomes available, authorities said.
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