Incident

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1-07-2017 Louisiana Bastrop 1-2

Location

January 07, 2017

Bastrop, Louisiana

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: DoW Agent Tyler Wheeler
Age: 25
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Amethyst Baird
Age: 31
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Jeremy Gullette
Age: 34
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot

Notes

between Bastrop and Sterlington, Wildlife agent shot after pulling over vehicle, likely shot with revolver, Baird was the shooter; 32.729994, -91.997709 ;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: http://www.lex18.com/story/34206825/wildlife-agent-shot-during-traffic-stop

URL: http://www.ksla.com/story/34206178/update-two-taken-in-for-questioning-after-shooting-of-wildlife-agent-tyler-wheeler

URL: http://www.wwltv.com/news/crime/ldwf-agent-shot-multiple-times-during-traffic-stop/383331752

URL: http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_1a686b3e-d5ac-11e6-a91d-e756ac1e701e.html

URL: http://www.wwltv.com/news/crime/suspect-arrtested-in-ldwf-agent-shooting/383605364

URL: http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2017/04/11/injured-wildlife-agent-she-ran-out-bullets-and-took-off/100317448/

District

Congressional District: 5
State Senate District: 33
State House District: 14