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Family Of 14-Year-Old Shot And Killed By Terrebonne Deputy Disputing Official Account

Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Jerry Larpenter says a 14-year-old boy was brandishing a BB gun made to look like a semi-automatic pistol when he was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy.

Relatives of other teens who were there say that's not true.

Larpenter told The Courier he believes Cameron Tillman thought he was opening the door to a buddy Tuesday evening.

Larpenter says deputies were called to a vacant house by a neighbor who said men with guns had gone in.

He says the deputy knocked, said "Sheriff's Office, come out," and Tillman threw the door open, brandishing the BB gun.

Tillman's aunt Comeako Tillman says Tillman's older brother told her the deputy never identified himself and the boy was not carrying a weapon.

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