Gunman Arrested at Exxon Mobile Mini Mart in Sunset, Louisiana: 3 Wounded and ... - Christianity Daily

Three people were wounded by a male gunman in front of an Exxon Mobile Mini Mart in Sunset, Louisiana on Wednesday, Aug. Two were stabbed, while one police officer was shot. After attacking his victims, the man drove a black Nissan Altima into the store. “#BREAKING Multiple people shot in Sunset, including police officer,” tweeted KLFY News on Wednesday, Aug. The officer was shot after responding to a dispatch call’s report of two stabbings in the area. The male suspect rammed his vehicle through the store. Louisiana State Troopers called the suspect’s brother to the location on Martin Luther King Drive in order to negotiate with the gunman. After releasing tear gas into the mart, a SWAT team entered the premises and carried the suspect out alive at approximately 6 p. m. The Advocate reported that the male suspect was taken to a Lafayette hospital to be treated for potential tear gas... Tags Louisiana , Sunset , Louisiana Shooting , Exxon Mobile , Louisiana State Trooper. Though initially, he was set to be detained for 15 days, his detention period was extended for another 15 days on Monday. Source: www.christianitydaily.com