Cap. Shane Totty: A Baton Rouge motorcycle officer struck, killed during a funeral cortege

There is almost exactly one year, cap. Shane Totty was in bad shape.

In February 2018, Totty rushed to an appeal regarding a man suffering from serious mental health problems, the lawyer reported. The suspect shot at the windshield of the police car, hitting Totty in the face

. He lost some of his vision for some time after the shooting, but he decided to join the force after his recovery.

Totty requested a specific service his return, according to Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Murphy – Motorcycle Unit

. This transfer triggered a series of events that resulted in a tragedy Friday when Totty, 31, was struck by a pickup truck during a funeral procession. He died as a result of his injuries shortly after the collision, the department said.

Totty was planning his wedding with his fiancée, the lawyer reported. The couple had a little girl shortly after the shooting. In one picture, Totty and his fiancée, Catty, stand in front of a chimney holding the baby, who has an orange flower on his head.

"He's a fighter," said Paul at a press conference Friday after Totty's death. "It was a really brilliant young man. He had a promising future in the police department.

The shooting of last year was the circumstance that brought men together for the first time, explained Paul. The chief visited him at the hospital after the shooting.

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"He was eager to get back to work," said Paul.

The collision occurred after the truck had left a building and was under investigation. Charges are pending, East Baton Rouge. Sheriff Sid Gautreaux said at the press conference that he had not revealed the name of a suspect.

Photos from the scene show a dark truck demolished at the front left with debris scattered around a police motorcycle returned.

The Office Is Gautreaux Explained The Video Of The Incident,

The Friday incident was remarkably similar to another collision that claimed the life of an officer from Louisiana who was also driving a motorcycle for a funeral procession. Jason Seals, an officer from the Slidell Police Department, died in November following injuries he sustained during an incident outside New Orleans in September.

Captain Don Kelly, who had supervised the Totty team before retiring last year, told the lawyer that Totty's death was dead. particularly significant after being beaten to recover, last year, leading to the transfer that would determine his fate.

"He loved motorcycles. It was his dream, "Kelly said. "He did what he liked. . . It's a sad irony after all that has happened and all he has gone through – it's cruel. It's amazing. It's heartbreaking. "

The incident resulted in tragic symmetry, explain the authorities.

Last year, after being shot and wounded, Totty was taken to the Notre-Dame-du-Lac Regional Medical Center for treatment. According to Gautreaux, he was taken to the same hospital on Friday.

"The surgeon who was on duty that night was the same surgeon as he was tonight," said Gautreaux.

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