A Shreveport Police officer is in the hospital after being shot by a suspect in downtown Shreveport. The incident occurred at 4:30 a.m. Sunday in the alley behind the Sand bar in the 400 block of Spring Street.
Incident Details
The unnamed officer responded to a report of a fight in the alley and became involved in a struggle with the suspect, who pulled out a gun and fired on the officer. Despite being injured, the officer returned fire multiple times. The suspect was taken to a local hospital but was pronounced dead.
The officer was taken to a local hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. The incident was captured by the Shreveport Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center camera system. The Louisiana State Police has been charged with leading the investigation into the fatal shooting.
Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.
