Ricardo Ware was standing in the middle of the street with a gun when he was fatally shot by police
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Shreveport, LA - Louisiana State Police investigations into the fatal Shreveport police shootings and Caddo District Attorney James Stewart Sr. said no action will be taken against the officers involved.
On May 10, in the 8800 block of Yancey Place. Officers responded to a 911 call about Ricardo Ware, 44, who had fatally shot his brother-in-law, Randall Jack, 35.
Mrs. Ware indicated her brother was walking around in the street in front of the residence, still armed with the gun. At approximately 7:12 p.m. officers were dispatched to the scene, and they found Ricardo Ware standing in the middle of the street in front of the resident, still armed with a gun.
He was encouraged by relatives and the police to drop his weapon. Ware responded to police, “It’s between us.”
Police and relatives continued to ask Ware to drop the gun. Six tasers were deployed in an effort to take Ware down, while police and relatives continued to encourage him to drop the gun.
Ware yelled to one officer, “Whatever man,” turning towards the officer, discharging his weapon. That’s when the officers returned fire.