LSP trooper killed in ambush
Published 8:19 am Sunday, October 10, 2021
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Louisiana State Police announced the death of Master Trooper Adam Gaubert who was killed in the line of duty.
Trooper Gaubert, a 19-year veteran was ambushed while in his patrol unit.
Preliminary information indicates that Trooper Gaubert was shot and killed in the area in which an early morning Homicide occurred. The suspect, 31-year-old Matthew Mire, was taken into custody this evening shortly before 10pm without incident.
LSP was involved with in a search for Mire believed to be tied to multiple incidents in several parishes.
According to Sheriff Bobby Webre, on October 9, at approximately 3 a.m., deputies responded to a shooting at a home on Dutton Road in Prairieville. When deputies entered the home, they found a male and female victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Both were transported to a hospital in Baton Rouge with life threatening injuries. Pamela Adair, 37, succumbed to her injuries while at the hospital. The male victim remains in critical condition.
Through further investigation, deputies learned the gunman involved in this incident is also connected to an early morning shooting incident in Livingston Parish. The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office worked closely together in this case.
On October 9, 2021, just after midnight, deputies with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a mobile home park located in the 17,000 stretch of Hwy 444 in Livingston, LA.
Sheriff Jason Ard says, ‘Deputies located two victims – a male & a female – with gunshot wounds. The male was struck in the arm. The female suffered injuries to her arm & leg. They were both transported for treatment. They are both expected to recover. The pair tells detectives that they heard a noise outside of their home. They then witnessed someone barging in through their front door & firing shots. We do not believe this to be a random shooting. It’s believed Mire was familiar with the victims.’
