Children Watched in Horror as Their Dad Was Shot Dead During Custody Exchange — and Mom Is Now Charged

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Randolyn Allen, 43, is accused of fatally shooting Brett Daigle, 48

Published connected May 27, 2025 01:27PM EDT

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Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office

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Randolyn Allen, 43, is charged pinch second-degree execution successful relationship pinch nan decease of Brett Daigle successful Louisiana connected May 24
Daigle, 48, was changeable dormant during a custody speech successful Lake Charles, pinch nan children present
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said that they are still investigating nan incident, and Allen is being held successful custody pending a bail hearing

A Louisiana female is successful custody aft a contentious custody speech turned deadly.

Randolyn Allen, 43, faces a second-degree execution complaint aft deputies opportunity she killed 48-year-old Brett Daigle connected May 24.

Daigle is nan begetter of Allen’s children and nan erstwhile mates was gathering astatine a home in Lake Charles for a custody speech erstwhile nan incident occurred, according to a news merchandise from nan Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies were called to nan residence successful consequence to nan shooting astatine astir 2:30 p.m., according to nan release.

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Detectives were past notified astir nan incident, and aft speaking to respective eyewitnesses, they wished that Allen "discharged a firearm astatine nan residence during a kid custody exchange," according to nan release.

Daigle was "struck respective times" and pronounced dormant connected nan scene, deputies said.

This each happened successful beforehand of nan couple's children, though it is unclear if Daigle was returning them aft they spent clip astatine his location successful Colorado aliases picking them up to walk clip successful Colorado.

Allen is now being held astatine nan Calcasieu Correctional Center and her enslaved has yet to beryllium group successful nan case, according to jailhouse records. It's unclear if she has an attorney.