Monday afternoon, Jefferson Parish (La.) sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a shooting at FMT Shipyard & Repair, Harvey, La., a suburb of New Orleans.
Upon arrival, deputies located two unresponsive adult males, on the ground, outside the location. Both victims were suffering from at least one gunshot wound and were both pronounced dead on the scene, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.
The initial investigation indicates the two victims were employees of the shipyard and were targeted by a former employee, who had been part of the same crew as his victims. The suspect was identified by witnesses and sheriff's office detectives began efforts to locate him.
Within a couple of hours, the detectives received information about the suspect’s whereabouts, leading a group of uniformed and plainclothes deputies to a nearby apartment complex. After the deputies established surveillance at the location, they encountered the suspect as he was walking to a nearby dumpster.
As they were approaching him, he took off running, firing several shots at the deputies. Deputies returned fire, striking the suspect several times, and he was pronounced dead on the scene, according to the sheriff's office.
