A Community Shattered by a Heartbreaking Loss

The town of Waggaman, Louisiana, is enveloped in grief following the tragic Thanksgiving evening that took the life of 35-year-old Deputy Shaquille Guerin, a respected member of the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office. Responding deputies arrived on Marigold Lane to find Shaquille wounded on the street, and despite their immediate, desperate attempts to save him, he was pronounced dead at the scene. What was meant to be a day of togetherness quickly turned into a night of devastation—one that the community will remember for years to come. Shaquille’s death leaves behind a void that stretches across his department, his family, and the many lives he touched through service, compassion, and unwavering dedication. His absence will be felt in every corner of the community he protected with pride.

A Life of Service Cut Short

For eight years, Shaquille served both in uniform patrol and the detective bureau, known by colleagues as a steady, reliable presence—someone who showed up every day ready to serve, to protect, and to make his parish safer. Those who worked beside him recall his strength, his integrity, and his quiet courage. Outside the uniform, family and friends describe a man who loved deeply, who listened without judgment, and who carried kindness with him like a second skin. His laughter, his warmth, and his commitment to others made him someone people gravitated toward naturally. To lose a life like his is to lose a light—one that can never truly be replaced. The shock of this tragedy has rippled far beyond the sheriff’s office, touching everyone who ever had the privilege of knowing him.

A Tragedy Deepened by Unimaginable Circumstances

The sorrow surrounding Shaquille’s death grew even heavier when authorities identified his brother, 32-year-old Darius Guerin, as the suspect taken into custody. The arrest has left loved ones, friends, and coworkers struggling to process the overwhelming layers of grief, confusion, and heartbreak. Investigators continue working to uncover the sequence of events that led to the shooting, while the community grapples with the painful reality that two lives from the same family have been changed forever—one lost, one behind bars.
Authorities reported that Darius was taken into custody after a vehicular pursuit and brief foot chase, and although a firearm was recovered along the route, investigators have not yet confirmed its connection to the shooting. No motive has been publicly released. The unanswered questions hang heavily over a family now broken in ways words cannot fully describe.