Lafayette Police Department, Louisiana
End of Watch: Wednesday, May 20, 1959
Age: 42
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 20, 1959
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Captain Harold Abadie and Sergeant Leroy King were killed when they responded to a reported kidnapping at 207-1/2 Spring Street.
The original call was for a report of three children that had been kidnapped. Before the officers arrived, the suspect had killed a neighborhood woman.
As Captain Abadie and Sergeant King walked up to the door of the house where the kidnapping call had originated, the suspect shot both officers at point-blank range. Responding officers shot and killed the suspect later in the day.
Captain Abadie had served with the Lafayette Police Department for 11 years.