EBRSO: Suspect wanted in deputy shooting shot, killed after manhunt
BATON ROUGE, La. (WVLA/WGMB) — A suspect accused of shooting of an East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff’s deputy during a chase Sunday morning was shot and killed after an hours-long manhunt, according to Sheriff Sid Gautreaux.
Deputies found the suspect in a wooded area near Kendalwood Road and Hoo Shoo Too Road, near the Amite River, with help from an air search team. The EBRSO maritime response team, a K-9 unit and SWAT crews also helped them spot the suspect, only identified as a white man with an extensive criminal history, Gautreaux added.
Livingston and Ascension Parish law enforcement were notified and were believed to also have their maritime units assisting, according to the spokesperson. All homes along the perimeter were ordered to evacuate said the spokesperson, although an exact number of potentially affected households was unknown at the time.
An EBRSO spokesperson said the search began after the suspect failed to pull over during an attempted traffic stop near Airline Highway and Pecue Road just after 7 a.m. Sunday morning.
A pursuit ensued and the suspect reportedly fired out the back window of a Chevrolet Suburban before ultimately crashing the vehicle at the dead end of Kendalwood Road. The Sheriff’s spokesperson said more shots were fired as the suspect exited the vehicle and fled on foot into the wooded area with a rifle.
The deputy received a graze wound to the leg and was taken to the hospital where he has since been discharged, according to the spokesperson.
The spokesperson cited multiple “layers of protection” around the area, included Louisiana State Police, Baton Rouge Police Department, Emergency Medical Services and the St. George Fire Department, in an effort to keep the community safe.