Lafayette Police Department, Louisiana
End of Watch Sunday, October 1, 2017
Add to My HeroesMichael Paul Middlebrook
Corporal Michael Middlebrook was shot and killed while responding to a shooting at a convenience store, near the intersection of Moss Street and Van Buren Street, at approximately 10:00 pm.
The call was originally dispatched as a person with a gun but was upgraded to a shooting. As Corporal Middlebrook arrived on the scene, a male subject opened fire on him, engaging him in a shootout. Corporal Middlebrook was fatally wounded during the exchange.
The man fled the scene but was later arrested and charged with first-degree murder and three counts of attempted first-degree murder.
Corporal Middlebrook was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Lafayette Police Department for nine years. He was studying to become a pastor. He is survived by his wife, a 3-year-old daughter, and two young stepdaughters.
In 2019, Plantation Elementary School was renamed Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary.
Bio
- Age 44
- Tour 9 years
- Badge 13780
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Charged with murder
Most Recent Reflection
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Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 19, 2020
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