TERRYTOWN – Deputies say a car crashed into a ditch after fleeing the scene of an officer involved shooting in Jefferson Parish, local media reports.

According to WWLTV, the crash happened on Wright and Cedarwood avenues. JPSO said deputies felt threatened by two men in a Honda Accord parked at a gas station with weapons in the car.

WWLTV reports that the driver of the car, Ryan Jackson, was shot in the upper back and arm. Jackson was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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