Manhunt Underway for Suspect who Shot & Killed Police Officer in Shreveport, Louisiana (Update: Police Arrest Grover D. Cannon Suspected of Shooting Officer Thomas LaValley)

POLICE LIVES MATTER!!!

The Shrevesport Times is reporting that a police officer was shot and killed in the line of duty Wednesday night. According to Shreveport Police Department spokesman Cpl. Marcus Hines, the department received a call at 9:14 p.m. about a suspicious person at the 3500 block of Del Rio Street. Hines said a man inside a home on the block was armed and making threats toward a family member.  The officer was hit several times and was taken to University Health but died. The officers name has yet to be named.  A manhunt is currently underway for the killer. Shreveport police spokesman Bill Goodin stated that investigators believe they know who the suspect is and are obtaining a warrant for his arrest.

NBC News:

A manhunt was underway early Thursday after a police officer was gunned down in Shreveport, Louisiana.

The officer was shot multiple times while responding to a report of a suspicious person armed with a gun inside a home at around 9 p.m. local time (10 p.m. ET) on Wednesday, authorities said.

“We’ll continue searching until suspect is caught and brought to justice,” Shreveport Police spokesman Cpl. Marcus Hines told NBC News.

He said dozens of officers were involved in search, adding: “We’re not going to stop looking. He will be found. It’s not a question of if it’s when.”

The officer’s identity was not immediately released. “Our request is that everyone pray for the family of the officer involved,” Hines added.

UPDATE I: Police arrest Louisiana cop killer Grover D. Cannon.

27 year old Grover D. Cannon (Photo: Shreveport, LA Police Department)

In Jackson, Miss., officers had searched at least two Greyhound buses that arrived from Louisiana in a manhunt for Grover D. Cannon, 27, accused of shooting a Shreveport police officer multiple times. Police were monitoring other buses; Greyhound has five buses daily from Shreveport to Jackson, some with intermediate stops.

But based on several tips, Shreveport officers found Cannon less than a mile from where Officer Thomas LaValley, 29, was shot around 9:15 p.m. CT Wednesday as the officer responded to a call of an armed man making threats toward a family member.

Cannon is being charged with first-degree murder in the death of LaValley, who joined the department in 2011. Cannon also was wanted for attempted second-degree murder for the July 15 shooting of Darren Williams, 45, Shreveport police Chief Willie Shaw said.

UPDATE II: Police Lives Matter … below is a picture of fallen police officer Thomas LaValley.

“Thomas LaValley was a best friend in every sense. Just a true genuine person from south Louisiana. You couldn’t ask for anyone better to be in your corner,” said friend Casey Habich. “He was one of the good guys. He was a caretaker and went above and beyond to make sure his family and friends were always well looked after.”