Video released Friday by the New Orleans Police Department shows the quick, sharp gunfight that killed the suspect and wounded two officers.
“At around 3:15 a.m. on January 1, several NOPD officers who were assigned to Special Event coverage for New Year’s Eve and the Sugar Bowl responded to an incident involving a white pickup truck in the 300 block of Bourbon Street. After the officers surrounded the pickup truck, the driver fired at them. Three officers – Sergeant Nigel Daggs and Officers Christian Beyer and Jacobie Jordan – returned fire. The driver was pronounced deceased on scene,” the department said in a release .
The wounded officers have been identified as Officer Jordan and Officer Joseph Rodrigue. Both men were shot in the thigh. Officer Rodrigue also suffered a fractured shoulder during the exchange. He did not fire his weapon at the suspect.