Crime & Safety
Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Deputy Shoots Man During Confrontation
A spokesman for the Parish Sheriff's Office referred all questions about the shooting to State Police, who are investigating.
MONROE, LA — A sheriff's deputy from Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, shot a man Wednesday during a confrontation, police said. The man has been taken to a Monroe hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
No deputies were hurt in the encounter.
Louisiana State Police Trooper Michael Reichardt says the shooting happened about 2 a.m. Wednesday after a Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office deputy stopped to assist a stalled vehicle at an intersection near Monroe.
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Reichardt says he couldn't immediately release any other details.
A spokesman for the sheriff's office referred all questions about the shooting to State Police, who are investigating.
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