Two Lafayette police officers, three others shot after reported fight, police say
Published on 8/5/2023
Two Lafayette police officers were shot overnight after they responded to calls of a fight on South General Marshall Street, according to a Lafayette Police Department press release. Three other people were also injured in the gunfire.
Around 2:14 a.m., officers arrived at the 100 block of S. General Marshall Street and located the people they believed had been involved in the fight.
"Officers were engaged in gunfire by the suspect," police said in the press release. "The suspect was able to fire gunshots upon and strike two uniformed LPD Officers."
A third Lafayette police officer returned fire. In addition to the two injured officers, three people were injured.
Police detained a suspect, who is being treated for injuries at a local hospital.