Police killings
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Tyrone Bass

Male, Black

Date of the incident: 9/15/2015

Chalmette, St. Bernard, LA
St. Bernard Highway and Andres Street

Deputies shot and killed Tyrone Bass after he allegedly stabbed a deputy in the back of the head with a railroad spike during an altercation. At about 2 p.m., a deputy initiated a traffic stop. Shortly after, there was allegedly some kind of altercation during which the deputy was stabbed. The deputy called for backup and two other deputies arrived. Bass was shot and was pronounced dead on the scene. The injured deputy was treated and released from the hospital that day. Bass was shot three times, St. Bernard Parish Coroner Bryan Bertucci said.