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Bodycam: “Shots Fired, Im Hit” 2 Officers Shot During Shootout With Fleeing Suspect. New Orleans, LA
Bodycam: “Shots Fired, Im Hit” 2 Officers Shot During Shootout With Fleeing Suspect. New Orleans, LA

Police Bodycam Videos  |  2022-02-07

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Two New Orleans police officers were shot Tuesday night while they were chasing two suspected car burglars. One of the men they were chasing was shot as well. The injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Here's what we know about the shooting as of Wednesday. Someone called police at 9:1...

Two New Orleans police officers were shot Tuesday night while they were chasing two suspected car burglars. One of the men they were chasing was shot as well. The injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Here's what we know about the shooting as of Wednesday. Someone called police at 9:12 p.m. Tuesday and said two people were pulling on the door handles of cars in the 7400 block of Briarheath Drive (map) in the Little Woods area of New Orleans East. Eight minutes later, two NOPD officers, assigned to the 7th District, which includes New Orleans East, arrived and saw two men "burglarizing a vehicle," NOPD said. The two men ran away and the officers chased them on foot, NOPD said. Shots were fired near Briarheath and Strathmore Drive. Three people were shot Tuesday night: - An NOPD officer was shot in his left kneecap. NOPD Supt. Shaun Ferguson said the bullet is lodged in his kneecap and may require surgery to remove it. As of early Wednesday, the officer's vitals were stable. The officer has been on the force for five years. - An NOPD officer was shot in his right calf. There was no immediate word about how he was doing. He has been on the force for four years. - One of the men the officers was chasing was shot in the right leg. His vitals were stable as of Wednesday morning. Authorities said he is 21, but have not released his name. None of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening, NOPD said. A 21-year-old man was arrested Tuesday night. Authorities have not released his name or what charges he may face. He was shot in the leg during the chase. Authorities continue to search for a second man. They only described him as being older than 18. As of 12:25 am Wednesday, dozens of police cars lined Morrison and Bullard, and police in full tactical gear were on the streets searching for him. NOPD said while the officers were chasing the two men, there was "an exchange of gunfire." An initial summary, based on the officers' accounts, said the men fired at the officers first and the officers returned fire. However, the department released a statement Wednesday morning saying it "cannot currently confirm a definitive sequence of events related to the exchange of gunfire." NOPD did not say if both officers fired their weapons or if both the suspected car burglars had weapons.

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