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Lafayette mayor apologizes for his response to police shooting of Trayford Pellerin: ‘I recognize the pain’

Ashley White and Andrew Capps, Lafayette Daily Advertiser Comments Off on Lafayette mayor apologizes for his response to police shooting of Trayford Pellerin: ‘I recognize the pain’

After days of pressure from the local Black community, the Lafayette mayor-president acknowledged the pain caused by a fatal police shooting Friday night.

       
Ashley White and Andrew Capps, Lafayette Daily Advertiser
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