Chitimacha Tribe praises slain police officer as a 'true hero'

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  

The Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana identified Rick Riggenbach as the police officer who was killed in the line of duty.

Riggenbach, 52, was shot while responding to an incident just off the reservation. He leaves behind a wife and four children.

“Sergeant Riggenbach is a true hero and his actions saved the lives of many other people,” Police Chief Blaise Smith said at a press conference on Monday, The Zachary Plainsman-News reported. “Our department and our community have suffered a great loss."

Two St. Mary sheriff’s deputies were shot and injured in the incident on Saturday. They remain hospitalized.

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