Louisiana police officer killed in shooting was honor graduate

A frantic manhunt for a gunman was underway Thursday after a Shreveport, La. police officer died Wednesday after being shot on duty.

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Four-year veteran Thomas LaValley was shot multiple times, allegedly by Grover Cannon, while LaValley was responding to a report of a suspicious person in a home, Police Chief Willie Shaw said during a Thursday press conference. "He did not hesitate to confront a bad person," Shaw said. "In this day and time when it has become popular to denigrate law enforcement officers, here is a chance to say something good about a young officer who sacrificed his life to help others." More...