State Police: New Iberia officers fire weapons after encountering sleeping driver
Person allegedly fled the scene when officers asked to exit vehicle
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and last updated 2021-05-19 13:35:41-04
NEW IBERIA, La.
â The Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations was requested Monday by the New Iberia Police Department (NIPD) to investigate a shooting incident involving their officers.
The preliminary investigation revealed that shortly after 1:15 p.m., NIPD was contacted about a vehicle stopped in the roadway near the intersection of Center Street (LA Hwy 14) and Dale Street with the driver sleeping in the driverâs seat, according to TFC Derek Senegal, spokesperson for Louisiana State Police Troop I.