Louisiana State Police Investigating Multiple Agency Officer-Involved Shooting in Tangipahoa Parish

REGION 1 NEWS RELEASE
November 12, 2025

Independence – On November 12, 2025, Detectives assigned to the Louisiana State Police Force Investigation Unit (FIU) were requested to investigate an incident involving multiple law enforcement agencies in Tangipahoa Parish.

Preliminary information indicates that shortly before 3:00 a.m., a Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputy initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle at US 51 near Velma Rd. A pursuit ensued, and during the incident, shots were exchanged between the subject, an LSP Trooper, and a Tickfaw Police Department Officer. As a result, the subject was struck by gunfire and transported to a local hospital. During the incident, one Independence Police Department Officer was struck by gunfire and transported to a local hospital, and a Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputy sustained injuries and was transported to a hospital.

FIU personnel and the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab are working to process the scene and gather further information. This is an active investigation, and further information will be released when it becomes available.

Anyone with information and/or pictures and video is urged to share that information with LSP Detectives. You may anonymously report information through the Louisiana State Police online reporting system by visiting lsp.org and clicking on Report Suspicious or Criminal Activity, or by calling the LSP Fusion Center Hotline at 1-800-434-8007.

Contact Information:
Trooper Shelby Mayfield
Louisiana State Police
Public Affairs Section – Troop A
Phone: (225) 921-1384
[email protected]