Felton N. Watson

How they died

Less-than-lethal force

Felton N. Watson reportedly died of a drug overdose while being questioned by police after a shooting and stabbing, foot chase, carjacking, and barricaded standoff. Officers had responded to a shooting and stabbing and found three victims (one victim succumbed to his injuries later). Watson, the suspect, reportedly fled and carjacked a 2006 GMC Envoy, abandoned it, and barricaded himself in a room at the Howard Johnson Express motel. During the ensuing standoff, Watson reportedly refused numerous requests by negotiators to come out of his room. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office Special Response Team (SRT) arrived with an armored Bearcat and deployed tear gas which caused Watson to come out and surrender. Watson was transported to the LCPD Detective Division for processing, but began convulsing. Watson allegedly advised investigators that he ingested large amounts of illegal narcotics during the nearly three-hour standoff. Watson died at a local hospital. The Calcasieu Parish Coroner's Office reported Watson's cause of death was mixed drug intoxication and said there was no evidence of injury or trauma.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Felton N. Watson, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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