Aggrostats

 

Acadia Parish- On Friday, May 19, 2023, at approximately 2:45 p.m., Troopers with the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations were requested by the Eunice Police Department to investigate an officer-involved shooting. The shooting occurred on James Place near Perchville Road in Acadia Parish.

  

The initial investigation revealed a prolonged multi-agency pursuit began in Lafayette Parish involving a suspect wanted on a felony warrant out of Carencro and ended on a dead-end road in Acadia Parish.

  

In an attempt to further evade officers, the suspect drove his Dodge Charger towards a pursuing officer standing outside of his marked patrol unit. That officer, and a second officer who was also outside of the same unit, discharged their firearms. The 58-minute pursuit ended after the suspect hit a tree, having been struck by gunfire from the officers.

  

The suspect was treated at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Following his release from the hospital that same day, the suspect was booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center by the Carencro Police Department on various charges stemming from the warrant and the pursuit.

  

Louisiana State Police is the lead investigating agency in this officer-involved shooting incident. The investigation remains ongoing, with further information to be released in coordination with the Acadia Parish District Attorney’s Office at the appropriate time. 

 

 

 Acadia Parish- The Eunice Police Department requested Troopers to investigate an officer-involved shooting on James Place near Perchville Road in Acadia Parish. One subject was shot and transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No officers were injured during the incident.

  

This is an active scene, please utilize alternate routes around the area to allow for the movement of emergency vehicles and investigative personnel.

  

Anyone with information and/or pictures and video are urged to share that information with LSP Detectives by calling 337-332-8080. 

 

In addition to the option above, citizens can anonymously report information through the Louisiana State Police online reporting system by visiting https://dpsweb.dps.louisiana.gov/suspicious.nsf/WebForm?OpenForm or calling the LSP Fusion Center Hotline at 1-800-434-8007. 

 

Information will be updated as it becomes available.

  

TFC Thomas Gossen                

Louisiana State Police
 Troop I Public Affairs  

Office: (337) 262-5880          
 thomas.gossen@la.gov