![White Family Turns To Crowdsourcing For Independent Autopsy](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2014/03/victorwhiteiii-630x490.jpg?w=980&q=75)
White Family Turns To Crowdsourcing For Independent Autopsy
The family of a New Iberia man who died in police custody March 2 has turned to crowdsourcing to fund an independent autopsy.
As of March 28, the 20-day-old GoFundMe account #justiceforvic has raised $875 of its $15,000 goal.
New Iberia police maintain that Victor White III — while handcuffed in the back of a patrol car — produced a handgun and fatally shot himself at the back.
The initial press release from Louisiana State Police, who was first called upon by New Iberia Sheriff Louis Ackal to investigate the incident, stated officers responded to a fight on Lewis Street that Sunday evening around 11:20 p.m. Police allegedly found narcotics on White — it's unclear what kind or how much — and took him into custody.
Upon arriving at the police station, White allegedly became "uncooperative" before the shot was fired.
No information is being released as the investigation continues. White's family has hired Jena 6 attorney Carol Powell-Lexing, who told Vice there's video footage confirming White wasn't involved in the convenience store fight that brought police there in the first place.
Police in New Iberia were under scrutiny as recently as October when a YouTube video surfaced of an officer beating a handcuffed man.
More From News Talk 96.5 KPEL
![Breaux Bridge Man Drowns After Car Plunges into Pond](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-16-copy.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![CHECK IT OUT: You Can Rent This Awesome Tower in New Iberia, Louisiana](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-new-iberia-airbnb-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Meche’s Donuts in New Iberia Closed After Windows Shattered by Gunfire](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Meches-Donuts-in-New-Iberia.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Deputies Shoot and Kill Suspect in Carencro While Executing Warrant](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2021/01/RS4082_160324707.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Why Louisiana State Police Face Traffic with Their Lights Activated](http://townsquare.media/site/29/files/2021/08/attachment-Louisiana-State-Police-via-Facebook-e1628519073135.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana Crash Claims the Life of a Pedestrian](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2018/11/State-Police-Crime-Scene-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana State Police Alert: Defect in 2026 Motor Vehicle Inspection Stickers](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/05/attachment-inspection-sticker.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Shooting in New Iberia, Louisiana on Sunday Afternoon Leaves Two Injured](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2021/02/RS2668_91615624.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana Veterinary Clinic Crafts Clever Ploy to Control the Pet Population](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/04/attachment-FEATURED-IMAGE-5.jpg?w=980&q=75)