LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Family and friends gathered Saturday evening to honor the life of Phillip Duane Francis, 44, with a balloon release at Deballion Park in Lafayette.
According to Lafayette police, Francis was allegedly involved in an altercation with another man before he was shot and killed inside the lobby of a hotel on Hugh Wallis Road. He was transported to a local hospital, where he later died.
Police have since identified the suspected shooter as a former Lafayette police officer. He is now facing one count of manslaughter…