Officer killed, 1 stabbed to death during domestic dispute

Local fire departments work the scene of a fire at the Sunset Mini Mart convenience store in Sunset, La., where a suspect drove into the front facade of the building before a standoff with the police Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. The man barricaded himself in the store following a fatal incident. (Paul Kieu/The Daily Advertiser via AP) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT Local fire departments work the scene of a fire at the Sunset Mini Mart convenience store in Sunset, La., where a suspect drove into the front facade of the building before a standoff with the police Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. The man barricaded himself in the store following a fatal incident. (Paul Kieu/The Daily Advertiser via AP) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT

By Associated Press August 27, 2015 4 min read

SUNSET, La. (AP) – Called in to calm a domestic dispute, a small-town police officer was killed with his own gun, fired by a cousin, authorities said.

Henry Nelson, 51, was killed Wednesday, a day before he planned to leave for a month’s vacation, which he planned to spend with his teenage daughter, Sunset Police Chief Luis Padilla said.

Also killed was Shameka Johnson, 40, who – along with her sister, Shurlay Johnson, 34 – had tried to protect Courtney Jolivette Riley from her husband, Harrison Lee Riley Jr., 35, according to St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz.

He said Shurlay Johnson was in critical condition and Courtney Riley was in stable condition. Harrison Riley, who faces murder charges, was under arrest at a hospital.

Nelson was an outgoing, friendly and sunny person who had been planning to spend the next month with his teenage daughter, Padilla said.