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Richard Southern

Case from New-iberia, LA dated Jan 04, 2019

Victim Details

Richard Southern

Male

White / Caucasian

New-iberia

LA

2019-01-04

38

Richard

Southern

06/29/2026

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In the early evening of January 4, 2019, a dispute in the 4200 block of L. Theriot Road in New Iberia, Louisiana, turned fatal, claiming the life of 38-year-old Richard Joseph Southern. A resident of New Iberia since 2005, Southern was born in Lake Charles and worked in the oilfield. He was a father to a son and three daughters.

That Friday, shortly after 8:00 p.m., an argument broke out between Southern and another man, identified as Kristian Broussard. The verbal altercation escalated t ...
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  • KLFY: Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office search for 'armed and dangerous man' after Friday night shooting
  • al.com: Police across Southeast seek car after shooting death
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    Has anyone looked into where Kristian Broussard might have been hiding in Middletown, NY, before he ... ...Read More
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