Driver suspected of being high on drugs shot by security guard after crash ... - The Advocate

The 23-year-old security guard, who shot the motorist twice in the stomach, probably won’t face charges, a Baton Rouge police spokesman said, although he added that the incident on Sherwood Forest Boulevard is still under investigation. But the 33-year-old man the private security guard shot could face charges, in addition to traffic citations for the accident, after he is released from the hospital, said Cpl. Witnesses said he was driving erratically prior to the accident, screamed at other drivers after he got out of his car and then struggled with a security guard who was passing through and had stopped at the scene of the crash. Pate said the man who was shot had been driving erratically in a dark gray Chevrolet Malibu, knocked down a light pole, clipped another car and then crossed the median before coming to a stop on the other side. Pate said the man emerged from the wrecked car and started screaming obscenities at other cars. Pate said the confrontation between the man and the security guard, who was carrying a holstered pistol and had handcuffs tucked into his belt, escalated quickly and that the man slapped the security guard. Pate and other witnesses said they couldn’t see the ensuing fight from their position but Pate said she heard a shot. Source: theadvocate.com