Officer-involved shooting on Fulton Street

SHREVEPORT, La. — More than two dozen law enforcement units are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Shreveport. About 26 SPD units responded to the shots fired call in the area of Lapaloma Street and Tulane Avenue. The call came in around 4:18 p.m. The first officer arriving on the scene encountered an armed man. Shots were exchanged, state police said. The man was taken to Ochsner LSU Health. His injury was described as life-threatening. The officer was not injured. State police are leading the investigation. This is the second officer-involved shooting in as many days. Sunday night, an armed man was fatally shot during a struggle with officers. The man, identified as Joseph Taylor, 33, was initially stopped for a traffic violation on Mansfield Road at Valley View. There was a struggle between him and several officers before shots were fired. Taylor was taken to the hospital, where he died.