Fernand “Fred” Lete

How they died

Deadly force

Officers responded to KOA Campground after receiving calls of a shooting inside a trailer. When they arrived, Fernand Lete emerged, armed with a revolver, at which point an officer fired an unknown number of shots. It was not immediately reported if Lete was struck by that gunfire, but he barricaded himself in the trailer. When police entered, they found that Lete was suffering from gunshot wounds, and he died. The body of Michael LaPlante, 55, was also found inside with gunshot wounds. An autopsy revealed that Lete murdered LaPlante, who was allegedly having an affair with Lete's wife. Then Lete shot himself. The incident was declared a murder-suicide.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Fernand “Fred” Lete, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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