The FBI is now investigating the Aug. 23 shooting
of Ron Lollis on Doty Road as a potential civil rights violation.
Special Agent Sheila Thorne, based at the FBI's New Orleans office,
said civil rights investigations are routine for the FBI. She said the
FBI's investigation will be independent of the one being conducted by
the State Police and the local District Attorney's office. "The FBI
looks into civil rights violations and this is one such instance of
that," Thorne said. The findings of the FBI's investigation will be
submitted to the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. Lollis,
who was black, was shot and killed by a white Concordia Parish
Sheriff's Deputy. Sheriff Randy Maxwell has said the deputy was
responding to a harassment call involving Lollis and Lollis pulled a
gun on the deputy. A gun was found at the scene. The deputy has been
put on administrative leave until the conclusion of the investigation.
The sheriff's office turned over the investigation to the State Police
because of their involvement. [more 
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