Chatéri Alyse Payne

Shreveport Police Dept. — Shreveport, LA

Felonious

End of Watch January 9, 2019

Age 22

Tour of Duty 3 mo

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Gender Female

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 29

Incident

Police Officer Chatéri Payne was shot and killed at 8:20 pm while outside of a home in the 1600 block of Midway Avenue.

She was preparing to report for duty and was wearing her full uniform when she was shot multiple times as she entered her vehicle. Her boyfriend and two accomplices were later arrested and charged with second-degree murder. The boyfriend was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence in connection with second-degree murder. He was also sentenced to 30 years for conspiracy to commit second-degree murder.

Officer Payne had graduated from the police academy only three months earlier.

Survivors

She was survived by her daughter and mother.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Payne served with the Shreveport Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Shreveport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Payne.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Shreveport Police Dept.

Location Shreveport, LA

Platform Identity spd.caddo.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 9, 2019

Tour of Duty 3 mo

Age 22

Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Offender Life without parole

Police Officer Chatéri Alyse Payne is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Shreveport Police Dept., 24 of 30 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

Shreveport Police Dept.

of 30 officers

80% Felonious

LA — Statewide

364

of 595 officers

61.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious