Fatal Encounters

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Ashley Nichole Sonnier

Name: Ashley Nichole Sonnier
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Race: European-American/White
Date: 10/22/2020
Location: E 6th St & N Parkerson Ave
Crowley, Louisiana, 70526
County: Acadia
Agency: Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office, U.S. Marshals Service
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Deadly force
Media summary: Acadia Parish Sheriff's deputies and deputy U.S. Marshals pursued Dustin Magnon, 23, through town. When Crowley Police attempted to box in Magnon's vehicle, he allegedly accelerated his car at them, and officers opened fire on the vehicle. No one was injured from the shots fired, but Magnon lost control of the vehicle, flipping it and ejecting his passenger, Ashley Sonnier, 31, who was killed. Magnon faces charges of manslaughter, aggravated flight from an officer and convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
Unique ID: 29134

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