State police investigate incident with SPD | News

SHREVEPORT, La. — Louisiana State Police have stepped in to investigate how Shreveport police handled a traffic stop Wednesday night that left a man injured.

The man remains in hospital in serious condition. No officers were injured, Troop G spokesman Eddie Thomas said in a news release Thursday evening.

Late today, Shreveport police asked state police investigators to investigate the incident, Thomas said.

The incident occurred around 7:20 p.m. when SPD officers attempted to stop a driver on Broadway Avenue at Hollywood Avenue. The driver was stopped at Hollywood Avenue and McAlpine Street.

During the arrest, “a physical altercation occurred,” Thomas said, which resulted in the man being taken to the hospital.

This investigation remains active and continuing.

In coordination with the Caddo Parish District Attorney's Office and LSP investigators, additional information will be provided as it becomes available.

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State Police investigators are asking anyone with information and/or images and video to contact them at 318-741-2735.

Additionally, the public can report information anonymously through the Louisiana State Police online reporting system by visiting lsp.org and clicking “Report Suspicious or Criminal Activity” or by calling the LSP Fusion Center hotline at 1-800-434-8007 .