Sheriff Joseph Lopinto reports that the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deputy-involved shooting in Elmwood. At around 3:25 pm, deputies were actively searching for a wanted male suspect in the area of the Citrus Creek Apartments, 5200 block of Citrus Blvd. The suspect was wanted on multiple outstanding warrants. Deputies located the suspect and the vehicle he was known to drive inside the apartment complex. When deputies attempted to make contact with him, he fled, striking

Sheriff Joseph Lopinto reports that the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deputy-involved shooting that occurred this afternoon in Marrero. At approximately 2:15 pm, deputies conducted a suspicious vehicle stop on a 2001 Isuzu SUV in a parking lot in the 7300 block of Westbank Expressway. Shortly after making contact with the driver, a 62-year-old female from Lafitte, deputies saw that she was armed with what appeared to be a firearm. The deputies moved away from the vehicle a