Several eye witnesses say a Louisiana State Trooper shot a man who was driving the wrong way down Bourbon Street and refused to stop
They say the trooper tried to stop the motorist near the intersection of Iberville and Bourbon Street, but he kept going.
The driver, estimated to be middle-aged, was said to be driving erratically at the time.
One of the two troopers patrolling Bourbon Street at the time opened fired into the Kia Forte’s driver’s-side window, striking the driver in the stomach. He was taken to University Medical Center by EMS.
It happened just after 7 p.m. Thursday
A few who witnessed the shooting said the area was at least lightly crowded with pedestrians when the gunfire occurred.
There was no word on the driver's condition at the time.
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