2 officers shoot man armed with machete 3 times in his lower body, SPD confirms

Two Shreveport police officers shot a man armed with a machete three times in his lower body, a police spokeswoman said. None of his wounds appeared to be life-threatening, she added. The shooting happened on Kings Highway near Byrd High School the night of Thursday, Aug. 25. The call came in at 8:23 p.m. about a disorderly person at a residence on Kings Highway between Line Avenue and Creswell Avenue, Caddo 911 dispatch records show. The shooting led to a sizable police presence on Kings Highway between Line and Creswell. That’s where at least 28 units responded. Shreveport Fire Department sent four units to a medical emergency at the same location at 8:41 p.m., according to dispatch records. The two officers involved in the shooting will be interviewed then placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation, the police spokeswoman said. Their names have not been released. Nor have authorities identified the man who was shot other than to say that he’s in his 60s and a resident of the 600 block of Kings Highway.