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Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Charles Matthews, aged 43, was shot and killed on April 26, 1982, in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Matthews, who had served with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office for seven years, was responding to a call about a suspicious person when the incident occurred. The suspect, a man with a history of mental illness, opened fire on Matthews as he attempted to look through a window of the residence. Matthews was struck in the face and succumbed to his injuries at th ...Read More
Victim Details

Jimmy Charles Matthews

Male

White / Caucasian

East-baton-rouge-parish

LA

1982-04-26

43

Jimmy

Charles Matthews

11/15/2025