Zachary firefighter-police officer killed in hit-and-run involving drug suspect at Walmart

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Zachary firefighter-police officer killed in hit-and-run involving drug suspect at Walmart

A man who served as a Zachary Fire Department deputy chief and part-time Zachary police officer was killed Monday night outside the Walmart in Baker while helping…
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Louisiana Reserve Police Officer Killed in Hit-and-Run
EMMA DISCHER AND GRACE TOOHEY
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, Louisiana -- The Zachary firefighter and reserve police officer who was killed Monday night in a hit-and-run will be remembered as a dedicated public servant, said Zachary Fire Chief Danny Kimble.

Deputy Fire Chief Christopher Lawton, 41, was killed Monday night when he was run over by a U-haul truck in the parking lot of the Baker Walmart, officials on the scene said. He and another Zachary police officer were working undercover to investigate felony drug charges, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid Gautreaux said.

"Chris was a hard worker and a dedicated fireman," Kimble said Tuesday morning. "And a family man, he believed very much in his family."

Kimble said Lawt...

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