TROOP G NEWS RELEASE
July 6, 2019

State Police Investigating Officer Involved Shooting

DeSoto Parish – On the morning of July 6, 2019, the Louisiana State Police Bureau of
Investigations were contacted by the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office (DPSO) and the Mansfield
Police Department (MPD) to investigate an officer-involved shooting incident involving their
departments.
Preliminary investigation reveals that at approximately 10:00 a.m., MPD officers attempted to stop
the driver of a suspected stolen vehicle in Mansfield. The driver refused to stop and a pursuit was
initiated with the assistance from DPSO. During the pursuit, the suspect struck a DPSO vehicle
and an MPD vehicle. At some point during the encounter, officers discharged their firearms striking
the suspect.
The suspect was transported from the scene to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
No one else was injured as a result of this incident.
The Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations is actively conducting the investigation and
gathering all facts surrounding the incident. Louisiana State Police Troop G and Louisiana
State Police Crime Lab are assisting in the investigation.
This is an active investigation. There is no further information available at this time.
Contact Information:
TPR Brent Hardy
Louisiana State Police
Troop G Public Affairs
Office: 318.741.7409
brent.hardy@la.gov
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