Steven J Vincent (1971 - 2015)

Born 4 Jan 1971 in Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States

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Died 24 Aug 2015 at age 44 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States

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Category:Louisiana Police Officers Killed in the Line of Duty

Category: United States Army, Persian Gulf War

Biography

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Senior Trooper Steven Vincent was shot and killed while checking on a vehicle that was being operated by a suspected intoxicated driver near the intersection of Highway 14 and Fruge Road, near Bell City.

Trooper Vincent was on patrol when he spotted a vehicle from a previous reckless driving report. The vehicle in question had driven off the road and was stuck in a ditch. Trooper Vincent approached the vehicle and began speaking with the occupant and then ordered him to exit the vehicle. The male exited the vehicle with a sawed off shotgun in his hand and opened fire, striking Trooper Vincent in the head. The man then taunted Trooper Vincent as he lay on the ground mortally wounded.

A passing motorist witnessed the incident, stopped his vehicle and tackled the subject. He then wrestled the shotgun away from the man while additional civilians who stopped to assist, utilized Trooper Vincent's handcuffs to cuff and take the subject into custody. They then called for assistance and rendered aid to Trooper Vincent.

Trooper Vincent was taken to Lake Charles Hospital where he died the next day from his wounds.

Trooper Vincent was a U.S. Army veteran. He had served with the Louisiana State Police for 13 years and had previously served with the Lake Charles Police Department for 11 years. He is survived by his wife and 9-year-old son.^[1]

Birth: Jan. 4, 1971 Calcasieu Parish Louisiana, USA Death: Aug. 24, 2015 Lake Charles Calcasieu Parish Louisiana, USA

Senior Trooper Steven James Vincent, 44, of Iowa, died Monday, August 24, 2015 as a result of injuries he sustained in the line of duty.

Steven was a life resident of Iowa. He was a graduate of Iowa High School, attended LSU Eunice and McNeese State University and was a graduate of Louisiana State Police Academy. He began his career in Law Enforcement as a Lake Charles City Police Officer before attending and graduating from the Louisiana State Police Academy. He was assigned to Troop D for the past thirteen years. Steven and his family attended Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. He served the United States Army during Desert Storm.

He leaves to honor his memory, his wife; one son; father and mother all of Iowa; two brothers and sisters-in-law; two sisters and brothers-in-law of Iowa; fifteen nieces and eleven nephews.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Amelie Arabie, Paul Arabie and Lillie Fruge Moses.

Funeral services were Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church, Father Alan Trouille officiated, Deacon Glenn Viau assisted. Interment followed in Lacassine Cemetery.

Services were under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.odmp.org/officer/22574-senior-trooper-steven-j-vincent

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151262464/steven-james-vincent