[Whitfield:] Welcome back. Today, a mother is burying her son after he was shot by a sheriff's deputy in Louisiana last week. The death of the 27-year-old man has left the town reeling and several unanswered questions about what started the fatal altercation. The only people who know exactly what happened, the sheriff's deputy and the girlfriend of the now deceased man, who is now charged with attempted first-degree murder of a police officer. CNN's Kaylee Hartung is here with me now. You've spent some time in this very small town earlier in the week. This is a rather complicated story.
[Kaylee Hartung, Cnn Correspondent:] It really is, Fred. And this town of Mamou, Louisiana, it's a one stop light town in a rural area just surrounded by rice fields and gravel roads and the texture of it is complex of the story and of this town. So, as Dejuan Guillory's family buries him today, a lot of questions remain answered. But here is what we know. So, it was the early morning hours of July 6th that Dejuan Guillory and his girlfriend, Dequince Brown, were ridding a four-wheeler. They were going hunting for frogs. Not an usual activity in this part of Louisiana. Well, down one of those gravel roads, three miles from the one spotlight in town. They encountered Deputy Sheriff Holden LaFleur. Now, LaFleur was out on a burglary call for an ATV. He saw this couple on an ATV, so he pulled them over. Well, then a struggling sued and the deputy shot and killed Guillory. Now, what led to that fatal moment, this is where the story widely differ. The officer said that it was Guillory who threw the first punch and then he says Brown jumped on his back and tried to grab his gun as he attempted to subdue Guillory. But Brown's attorney says that authorities are misrepresenting his client's version of events. They say the officer started the fight. Now, Fred, the big key here though, Louisiana State Police as they are investigating this case, they are reviewing dash cam footage from the patrol car, you would like to think that that video if seen could answer a lot of our unanswered questions right now.
[Whitfield:] And now what other details do we know about the deputy and even the victim?
[Hartung:] Really complicated past for both of these men, both in their late 20s. Let's start with deceased Dejuan Guillory. He is known to law enforcement officials in the area most notably from a 2015 incident in which he allegedly stole an ATM with a stolen back hoe and then fired shots at the responding officers. He was initially charged with attempted first-degree murder but pled out to lesser charges. And as for Deputy LaFleur, he was actually supposed to appear in a trial last week for a civil lawsuit. That trial has been suspended indefinitely because of security concerns stemming from his involvement in this incident. He was one of four officers who are in this wrongful death suit stemming from a 2014 arrest gone wrong. So, Fred, this Investigation on going as a lot of layers exists in this complicated situation.
[Whitfield:] All right, thanks so much Kaylee. Appreciate it. All right, still ahead, governors on both sides of the aisle have come out in opposition to the Republican health care bill even after a meeting with Vice President Mike Pence. Congressman and former Florida governor, Charlie Crist, joining me live to discuss the potential impact for millions of Americans. But first, this week's Start Small Think Big, one woman in Colorado couldn't find a restaurant that worked with her diet. So, she opened her own.
[Unidentified Female:] Booming beads is boulder's 100 percent grain- free and gluten-free paleo restaurant that was opened in 2014. We basically cater to people who try to live a very healthy lifestyle. So, I noticed recently as I'm turning older how gluten is really affecting me in how I feel. There is a real need in the community. While the movement is growing, the industry isn't catching up as fast as it should. My ambition is to make it possible for people who are trying to be healthy to have those options. The cashew grain-free waffles are ridiculously good and some of the main reasons I come here. They have no dairy, no processed sugar and no grain, so no flour. So, how do you make that happen? We wound up with raw, ground-up cashews and it took 300 different attempts to get that batter down. It is unbelievably difficult. But once you get it down, it's amazing. We have a lot of customers that just like to come here because they love the flavors.