Louisiana’s insurance firm reviewing police officers’ actions

Louisiana’s insurance carrier is getting ready to defend any lawsuit stemming from the Oct. 31 fire that killed a young boy and led to police officers shocking his stepfather with a Taser gun at the scene.
The city is also waiting to see if Meadowbrook Insurance, of Overland Park, Kan. will recommend an external investigation into the matter, according to City Administrator Bob Jenne. An internal investigation “would look like we were trying to cover something up,” Jenne said. Officer William Harrison and Sgt. Jeffrey Salois both used an electric Taser gun on Ryan Miller outside of the 405 S. Main St. blaze that killed Riley Jeffrey Rieser, 3, Jenne said. Although many in the community have referred to the victim as Riley Jeffrey Rieser Miller, his legal last name was Rieser, Jenne said.