Video: Louisiana Trooper Shot, Suspect Killed in Sunday Shootout

A Louisiana State Police trooper was wounded and a suspect was killed in two Sunday evening shootouts in the 7th Ward neighborhood of New Orleans.

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VIDEO: Louisiana Trooper Shot, Suspect Killed in Sunday Shootout

A Louisiana State Police trooper was wounded and a suspect was killed in two Sunday evening shootouts in the 7th Ward neighborhood of New Orleans.

According to NOPD Supt. Michael Harrison and State Police Supt. Mike Edmonson, State Police on patrol looking for stolen vehicles tried to make a traffic stop on a vehicle they believe was stolen.

As they tried to make the stop, Edmonson said one subject got out and began firing, hitting the trooper in the left elbow. Edmonson said the officer was in good spirits at the hospital and his wife was with him. A decision will be made in a few days whether to perform surgery to remove the bullet.

During a hunt for the other suspects, police came across one of the suspects and exchanged gunfire. The suspect was shot and killed at the scene, WWLT TV reports.

Edmonson and Harrison said that a search continued for two other suspects with officers going door-to-door Sunday night.

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