More charges for suspect in deputy involved shooting
BATON ROUGE - Investigators have identified the suspect shot during a deputy involved shooting Tuesday afternoon.
George Michael Pikes, 23, was charged with distribution of heroin, aggravated assault with a motor vehicle, aggravated flight from an officer and two counts of criminal damage to property. More charges could be coming.
Around 1:30 p.m., Pikes was shot in the left arm and was transported from the scene. EMS said that the 23-year-old man is in stable condition and has non-life threatening injuries.
According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, the shooting stemmed from a traffic stop in reference to a narcotics investigation. The shooting took place following the traffic stop near a poboy shop on Airline Highway at the corner of Prescott Road. No deputies were injured in the shooting.
#BREAKING suspect shot by deputy taken to the hospital with gunshot wound to the left arm. @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/cN1twhkDhi
— Brett Buffington (@BrettBuffington) December 6, 2016
EBRSO officials said that as a part of the narcotics investigation, undercover officers were able to make a controlled buy of heroin from the suspect.
According to EBRSO, charges are pending for distribution of heroin along with other charges in regards to the shooting.
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The Louisiana State Police are now investigating the deputy-involved shooting, as it is the typical protocol followed in officer-involved shooting situations.
Here's that suspects car, riddled with bullet holes, with a busted drivers side window. @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/wVTXeT2Dxh
— Brett Buffington (@BrettBuffington) December 6, 2016
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.