NEW ORLEANS — The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office (JPSO) is investigating a fatal shooting involving a deputy in Terrytown Saturday morning.
Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto says two deputies responded to a call at a Brothers Food Mart near the corner of Behrman Highway and Carol Sue Avenue just after 4 a.m.. A man with two flat tires asked for deputies for assistance, claiming someone was trying to kill him.
The man then ran back and forth into the store causing a number of disturbances. When deputies responded, he became combative and ran to a different area in the store.
According to Lopinto, the man had a gun, which he pointed at the deputies multiple times over the course of the incident. The man then exited the bathroom and fired a shot, which prompted deputies to return fire, hitting and killing the man.
Lopinto says the JPSO homicide division is investigating the incident.
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