A St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputy has been shot early Wednesday morning while responding to a call of a burglary.
The sheriff’s office e says Deputy Kenneth Doby was patrolling the area of Highway 21 and Highway 1083 in Waldheim, Louisiana after a suspected business burglary had been reported in the early morning hours.
“At approximately 3 a.m. Wednesday, Deputy Doby approached an individual who he observed walking in the area, and when he got out of his unit the individual fired a weapon, striking the deputy,” said an STPSO statement.
After being shot, the deputy was still able to assist in taking the subject into custody before emergency medical personnel arrived on the scene.
Deputy Doby was transported to a local hospital, where he is alert and being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
No additional information is available at this time.
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