Published: 11-13-2025 | Category: Troop A
REGION 1 NEWS RELEASE
November 13, 2025
*UPDATE* Louisiana State Police Investigating Multiple-Agency Officer-Involved Shooting in Tangipahoa Parish
Independence – Louisiana State Police Detectives are continuing their investigation into a multi-agency officer-involved shooting that occurred on November 12, 2025, in Tangipahoa Parish.
The preliminary investigation revealed that the incident began just before 3:00 a.m. when a Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy attempted to stop a 2016 Chevrolet Trax on Highway 51 for an equipment violation. During the course of the traffic stop, the driver, later identified as 34-year-old Trey Ramey of Brusly, fled the scene, and a pursuit ensued. During the pursuit, Ramey produced a firearm and fired multiple shots at responding officers. An Independence Police Department officer was struck and injured by the gunfire. During that encounter, a Tickfaw Police Department officer exchanged gunfire with Ramey.
Ramey then carjacked two victims of their 2015 Toyota Camry and fled on Highway 51. While fleeing in the stolen vehicle, Ramey crashed and abandoned the vehicle, fleeing on foot into a wooded area. During the course of events, a Louisiana State Trooper discharged their service weapon. Ramey was ultimately taken into custody and remains in a local hospital receiving treatment for injuries sustained in the incident.
Investigators later learned that Ramey had active warrants for Hit and Run, Careless Operation, Filing False Police Reports, and Injuring Public Records. Upon release from the hospital, Ramey will be booked on the warrants and further charges stemming from the incident. The investigation remains ongoing, and further information will be released in conjunction with the Tangipahoa Parish District Attorney’s Office as the investigation progresses.
Original Release: 11/12/2025
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]