Deputy Marshal Barry Giglio

Officer: Ville Platte Marshal's Office, Deputy Marshal Barry Giglio

Date: 7/31/2023          Location: Ville Platte, LA       FACTORS (1,2,3,7,15,17)

Perpetrator(s) Involved: Vonteeko Lamar Anderson

Criminal Activity History/Involved: Unknown. / Yes, Anderson was in a residence where a narcotics warrant was being executed when he shot at the officers.

Mental Illness: Unknown.

Substance Abuse History/Involved: Unknown. / Yes,

Race/Sex/Age: Black/Male/23

What prompted the initial contact with the killer? As part of a narcotics investigation, at around 8:30 p.m. on July 31, 2023, Ville Platte Deputy Marshal Barry Giglio assisted Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office serve a warrant at a residence.

Actions taken by subject toward police: Vonteeko Anderson was inside that residence and opened fire on the officers, fatally hitting Deputy Marshal Giglio.

Reactions by the police: Deputies arrested Anderson at the scene and conducted a search of the premises, finding illegal narcotics.

How murdered? Deputy Marshal Giglio was shot while executing a warrant.

What could have been done differently for the officer to still be alive? Serving warrants is an inherently dangerous part of law enforcement as the officers are exposed to being ambushed as soon as they make entry.

Would the officer have been justified in using deadly force before being murdered? The deputies would have been justified to use deadly force as soon as they observed a subject inside the residence possess a weapon or make a furtive movement for one.

Outcome for the cop-killer: Anderson was arrested at the scene and charged with “first degree murder, possession of a firearm with certain drug offenses or while committing a crime of violence and the manufacture and distribution or possession with intent to distribute Schedule I narcotics.”

Miscellaneous: Another law enforcement officer and a civilian were critically injured by the gunfire which also killed a civilian male.