Awful story out of Louisiana today:
A gunman who critically wounded a Louisiana State trooper Sunday afternoon was tackled by passing motorists who stopped to help, according to authorities.
The trooper pulled over a suspected impaired driver in southwest Louisiana near Lake Charles only to be shot during an ensuing confrontation, Col. Michael Edmonson said in a statement.
The trooper’s health and identity will be elaborated by state police at some point Sunday, he said. The suspect is in custody, but has not been identified.
Here’s a local news video:
A Louisiana State Trooper was shot in the head Sunday during an altercation with someone near Bell City.
Troop D spokesman Sgt. James Anderson described the trooper’s wound as serious.
Anderson says the suspect is in custody.
The incident happened just before 2:45 p.m. on Highway 14 East and Fruge Road. Anderson said the trooper was responding to a report of a vehicle driving in an unsafe manner. The vehicle was found in a ditch.
The trooper was transported to a Lake Charles hospital.
The accused shooter was also taken to a hospital, according to Anderson, but it wasn’t clear why.
Pray for the injured trooper and his family.
UPDATE!
Thanks to a reader, we have video of the suspect:
KPLC 7 News, Lake Charles, Louisiana