METAIRIE, La. — Jefferson Parish deputies shot a man they say took off in a stolen car and was wielding a gun after a short chase and crash in Old Metairie early Friday, sheriff Joe Lopinto reported.
According to Lopinto, deputies detected a stolen vehicle near the intersection of Orpheum and Avenue E. around 2 a.m.
As deputies approached, one person standing outside of the vehicle ran and was apprehended a short distance away, while the second person, who was inside of the car, drove off and led deputies on a pursuit before crashing the vehicle near the intersection of Metairie Road and Friedrichs Avenue.
Lopinto said that as the driver got out of the vehicle, he had a gun and several deputies opened fire. The man was struck by gunfire and taken to the hospital. The sheriff's office said he was considered to be stable.
The identities of those arrested weren't immediately given.