Parish Louisiana in the early morning hours of July 5th 2020 a trooper with the Louisiana State Police Troop elf tried to conduct a traffic stop on the 2020 Toyota ra 4 for traffic violations the driver identified as 31-year-old ero Johnson of West Monroe Louisiana refused to stop and a high-s speeed Pursuit ensued 35 on try to get the well five all right we're taking taking the calhoon exit Tak an X 101 almost we're south on 151 speed's about 75 no traffic vle I uh some sort of black SUV I'm not even sure I hadn't had a chance to even running yet November 5509 407 taking a right on 80 taking a right heading west on 80 [Music] about to bail about to bail Arrow exit his vehicle with a firearm and his changed gunfire with the trooper shots fired shots fired shots fired while Earl and a trooper were exchanging gunfire his this passenger jump out the car and it appears that she may have been [Applause] shot get out get out get out get out grai [Music] West that's the last I heard 151 with caution the responding Troopers Tred to safely give Aid to the passenger without knowing the whereabouts of Earl you craw to us crawl to us us I'm working on it I don't know look don't get out there look he may still be in front of the vehicle man we got help coming where who's that over there y'all have anybody right toward you crawl back to me crawl to me where you sh at black I couldn't tell he bailed out fast it looked like it I'm the I'm from I got some get behind my vehicle get behind my vehicle huh right there just stay right there we're coming just stay right there I got him I got the vehicle stay right there come back to me ma'am look I got your cover I got your cover watch watch it I know okay come back here Troopers then talk to the wounded passenger to get information about the shooter come here come on cam get back here ma'am ma'am who shot you he did he shot you okay look he came through the window okay down sit down sit down sit down you shot look I'm getting a tour okay you're going to somebody to get her out they're not going to come to you somebody get her back there to the gas station what somebody get her to the can I get my can get no we're not getting your Pur right now look we're going to be okay we got an ambulance coming to you okay my phone it's on the ground I dropped it when I run I was on the phone with the cop and I ran and I dropped it who is that his name is arrol what he say I call Errol Johnson is his name a white M or black he out here in C he's giving me a ride home okay all right I don't even know where I'm bleeding from look at me look at me it's okay okay you're talking are you hurting anywhere no you're going to be okay all right we got help you know he you know got you with it's a he he B it out of nowhere so fasten you're going to be on the way to the hospital it's a gold gun it looks like that is he white or black he's black black Mar long dress what's his name arol johol arol they call him cash that's what iol where she at Troopers then make their way to the vehicle to clear it there ain't no way that dude got a [ __ ] AR here would kill her no he don't it was a pistol it looked like a pistol yeah hell yeah I fired off about three or four five shots I don't know if I ever hit him or not I don't think I did all right look if we do it let's how how we going to do it loud man approach need everybody need to have a point on the man stay in your house all right Hey listen we're ping this vehicle you put your hands we need to hold traffic this hold traffic off turn around look y'all look be looking past be looking past the vehicle to be 25 she saying that he took off running she's got a phone number for him possibly P it ask if there was anybody else in the vehicle besides him look I'm I'm going approach it justo I don't see anything I don't see anything in the back seat Dakota I'm going to try to open this door if y'all Y you can't see in there I don't see nothing I don't see nothing all right be looking back there okay after clearing a vehicle there were no signs of ear and a man hunt began a res of the area try to help the Troopers by showing them his home video surveillance all right come back here with me all right me okay so let's see event all right it's going to show you the last hour and all you have to I mean you're going to have to watch it for a little bit but it'll show you if anybody around look y'all can go if you want me I can take we're not going to go back there right now but just don't right direct in the backyard the pit you turn back can you press play on it just for a second can you get it to about uh it won't let me fast forward fast forward but I mean you can you can use this all you want man I don't care I'll tell you what I don't want you walking back up just go stand back there did they shoot it house or what they sounded like it man putting the front door did you see anybody no man I was putting the front door it was so loud dude oh my God I think they shot at our I and put my dog in the back I got you look we're not going to go back up there to the house right now just do me a favor just go hang tight by that time for a little bit and we'll get somebody to get with you cuz we're going to need them cameras okay okay well listen hey look take my phone I got to go come for my I got to go come for my fiance bro she's crying look when you go back in there please don't come back out okay going all right the female passenger was not shot but she suffered minor injuries and she was treated at a local hospital Troopers decided not to pursue Earl in the dense wood of area during the dart but gets a warrant for his arrest for attempted second-degree murder of a police officer on July 6 and July 7th days after the shooting Earl Cass Johnson made these posts on Facebook [Music] book and just a couple hours before the Troopers catch up to Earl he goes live on Facebook which is now muted but it shows Earl with a firearm and repeatedly looking out his hotel window on July 8th 2020 just 3 days after the shooting the Troopers track Earl to motel in Maro Louisiana around 1:00 a.m. according to the news reports while trying to serve the warrant they tried to take him into custody but he refused to surrender and began shooting at Troopers again Earl and the Troopers exchanged