Family identifies man allegedly shot and killed by Terrebonne sheriff’s deputy

“The people want answers, and I think it’s owed to them,” he said.

Jenkins and family members identify the man allegedly shot by the deputy as 43-year-old Lionel Thomas. Louisiana State Police said that on Nov.

5, law enforcement agents were trying to do a traffic stop on a BMW SUV as a part of a multi-agency narcotics investigation.

State Police said instead of stopping for law enforcement, the driver sped off down Highway 24 through Houma and eventually veered off the road and crashed into Bayou Terrebonne near St. Charles Street.