The Louisiana State Police are investigating after an Independence police officer was shot Wednesday morning.
According to state police, the suspect is now in custody.
The incident began as a traffic stop around 3 a.m., where a Tangipahoa Parish deputy was threatened with a gun.
State police say the deputy tried to pull over the suspect on Highway 51 near Velma Road.
According to Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Gerald Sticker, the suspect was being pulled over for a broken headlight and a dragging muffler.
The deputy, alongside a Tickfaw Police Department officer, was shot at, and then a chase began.
Following the chase, a second traffic stop was made in Independence, where the suspect is accused of shooting an Independence police officer in the leg in front of Independence City Hall.
Three bullet holes could be seen through the front door of City Hall.
The officer is being treated at the hospital, and his injuries are considered non-life-threatening.
Deputies say the suspect ran into a wooded area near the intersection of Highways 51 and 40 before stealing a car and driving north to the McMichael Church Road area in Amite.
Drones and K9s were used to take the suspect into custody.
The suspect has not been identified at this time.
Anyone with information and/or pictures and video is asked to share that information with LSP detectives. You may anonymously report information through the Louisiana State Police online reporting system by visiting lsp.org and clicking on Report Suspicious or Criminal Activity, or by calling the LSP Fusion Center Hotline at 1-800-434-8007.
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