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CPSO: Deputy shoots suspect while being kidnapped, LSP to investigate
IOWA, La. (KLFY) -- A Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's deputy faces a State Police officer-involved shooting investigation after allegedly shooting the driver of a vehicle that was kidnapping the deputy, authorities said.
According to the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, a deputy with the Combined Anti-Drug Task Force initiated a traffic stop at about 10 a.m. today on eastbound I-10 near mile marker 38, about five miles west of Iowa.
During the traffic stop, the deputy allegedly found drugs as he was conducting a search of the vehicle. While the deputy was still inside the vehicle, the suspect entered the driver’s side and drove off with the deputy still inside, kidnapping the deputy, officials said.
According to CPSO, the deputy commanded the suspect to stop but he did not comply, at which time the deputy shot the suspect. The vehicle crashed and the suspect and deputy were taken to a local hospital.
CPSO will investigate the drug charges, the attempted first degree murder of a deputy, and the kidnapping of the deputy. The Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations has been asked to investigate the deputy-involved shooting.