DENHAM SPRINGS, Louisiana — Officials are investigating an Officer involved shooting in a shopping center parking lot.
Police spokesperson Glenn Lemoine told WBRZ, a person pointed a gun in the direction of one police officer, and a second officer on the scene shot the man.
The suspect was rushed to the hospital where he has since passed away.
FROM WAFB:
“Det. Lemoine says the man pulled out a gun from his jacket and fully extended his arm with the gun towards the officers, that is when the officer shot the man. The officer who shot the man is a Denham Springs Police Officer and has been with the force for about five years.
Police investigating the shooting say the victim’s mother called police concerned that her son might be suicidal. With that information, police say they’re looking into the possibility that the man intentionally pointed a weapon at police hoping to be shot.
The man’s mother says her son was a semi-truck driver and she encouraged her son to pull over. She called police and told them where to find him.”
The incident happened between Hooters and a Longhorn Steak House.
Denham Springs is a city in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States, and part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2010 census placed the population at 10,215.
