7 Officer Involved Shootings In Acadiana in Past Year

Sunday's shooting involving a police officer isn't the first, and won't be the last incident where a law enforcement officer opens fire on a suspect. In all, there have been at least seven officer involved shootings in the past year across Acadiana, dating from December 2011 to December 2012.

Lafayette Parish saw three shootings, St. Martin Parish also with three and one incident in Vermilion Parish. In four of the shootings, the suspect was shot and killed by law enforcement.

The most recent case in Lafayette happened after a bank robbery in September. Lafayette Police shot and killed the suspect, Thomas Helvik, after he allegedly robbed a Lafayette bank and fled the scene. That case is still under investigation, however police said the officer involved is back at work.