A gunman was in custody early Wednesday evening after he stabbed two people, shot a police officer and smashed into a convenience store in Sunset, Louisiana, where he barricaded himself in a standoff with police, authorities said.
The man shot a Sunset officer who responded to a call that two people had been stabbed. He then drove to the convenience store, where he crashed through the front window and barricaded himself in an inner office, St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz told reporters. None of the victims' conditions was immediately reported.
At least 50 local, parish and state officers responded, and "it went to hell in a handbasket from there," Guidroz said. Authorities tossed in tear gas and used axes to ram into the inner office, taking the suspect — who wasn't immediately identified — into custody.
The man, who wasn't injured except for tear-gas burns, could face charges of first-degree attempted murder and first-degree attempted murder of a police officer, Guidroz said.
Guidroz said drugs were suspected. "When people ingest illegal drugs, they get brave, they get stupid," he said.