Man allegedly killed by brother in Thanksgiving shooting was New Orleans area sheriff’s deputy

A man shot dead on Thanksgiving in Jefferson Parish was a sheriff’s deputy for St. John the Baptist Parish, the Sheriff’s Office confirmed Friday.

Shaquille Guerin was found unresponsive in the street just after 5:30 p.m. in the 30 block of Marigold Lane in Waggaman. He was pronounced dead on scene, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Guerin was a deputy for St. John the Baptist Parish for eight years, he was assigned to the uniform patrol division and also worked in the detective bureau.

“Shaquille did his job well! He had the heart of a public servant,” St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre said. “He carried and showed positivity as an employee for the St. John Sheriff’s Office and teammate to his coworkers.”

Guerin’s brother, Darius Guerin, was arrested o