Coroner Identifies 2 Victims Killed by Man Who Later Died in Police Shootout in Louisiana

A Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputy at FMT Shipyard and Repair after two employees were shot and killed in Harvey, La., on July 17, 2023. Brett Duke/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP

HARVEY, La.—Louisiana authorities have identified the former shipyard worker who was killed in a shootout with sheriff’s deputies Monday, and the two ex-coworkers the man had gunned down hours before he was killed.

The suspect killed Monday afternoon at an apartment complex in suburban New Orleans was Willis Thomas, 31, of Harvey, Dr. Gerry Cvitanovich, the Jefferson Parish coroner, told New Orleans news outlets.