DeSoto Parish – On Sunday, August 16, 2020, around 7:00 a.m., Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations/Bossier Field Office (LSP/BFO) responded to an officer-involved shooting in Stanley. LSP/BFO was requested to investigate the shooting by the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office (DPSO).

 

The preliminary investigation revealed two (2) DPSO deputies responded to a call for service at a residence on Booker Loop Road. Upon the deputies’ arrival, a subject at the residence began shooting at the deputies with a shotgun. During the exchange, one of the deputies was shot. At least one of the deputies exchanged gunfire with a male subject, later identified as Jeffrey Booker. Booker then barricaded himself inside the residence. After a brief standoff, Booker surrendered. He was taken into custody and booked into the DeSoto Parish jail on the following charges: two counts of attempted first-degree murder, twelve counts of aggravated assault on a peace officer, and resisting arrest.

 

The DPSO deputy, who was shot, sustained injuries that were not life-threatening; however, he was taken to a local hospital.  

 

The investigation remains active and ongoing, and there is no further information available at this time.