A Jefferson Parish sheriff’s deputy and a suspect are both recovering from wounds they suffered in a shootout on the Westbank.
That shootout happened around 5:15 p.m. Monday at the corner of Cherrywood Drive and Beachwood Drive in unincorporated Gretna.
According to a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesman, deputies were investigating a suspicious person call that came from a location on Lapalco Drive when they encountered two men they said were suspects. One of the suspects, the spokesman said, pulled a gun and shot at the deputies, hitting one of them in the arm. The deputies returned fired, hitting the suspect.
One of the deputies suffered an arm wound. The suspect was shot multiple times, but deputies did not say where he was shot.
Authorities did not give the condition of the suspect or the deputy, but the JPSO spokesman said both are stable in the hospital. The suspect will booked into jail when he is released form the hospital
The investigation into the shootout continues.
