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UPDATE in OP: LDWF agent shot during traffic stop in Morehouse Parish
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:08 am
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:08 am
UPDATE: 2 in custody for questioning.
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A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agent was shot multiple times while conducting a traffic stop Saturday morning.
According to the LDWF, Senior Agent Tyler Wheeler, 26, pulled over a vehicle on Hwy 165 between Sterling and Bastrop around 2:06 a.m. During the stop, the person inside the vehicle pulled out a gun and shot wheeler multiple times.
Another LDWF agent arrived on the scene minutes later and found Wheeler on the ground, the shooter had fled the scene according to the agency. EMS was called to the scene and stabilized Wheeler before airlifting him to LSU Health Shreveport Trauma Center. Wheeler's condition is currently unknown.
Wheeler has been an LDWF agent for two-and-a-half years and is married with one child, according to the agency.
Louisiana State Police are handling the investigation into his shooting with assistance from the LDWF. No suspect has been named at this time.
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A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agent was shot multiple times while conducting a traffic stop Saturday morning.
According to the LDWF, Senior Agent Tyler Wheeler, 26, pulled over a vehicle on Hwy 165 between Sterling and Bastrop around 2:06 a.m. During the stop, the person inside the vehicle pulled out a gun and shot wheeler multiple times.
Another LDWF agent arrived on the scene minutes later and found Wheeler on the ground, the shooter had fled the scene according to the agency. EMS was called to the scene and stabilized Wheeler before airlifting him to LSU Health Shreveport Trauma Center. Wheeler's condition is currently unknown.
Wheeler has been an LDWF agent for two-and-a-half years and is married with one child, according to the agency.
Louisiana State Police are handling the investigation into his shooting with assistance from the LDWF. No suspect has been named at this time.
This post was edited on 1/7/17 at 12:18 pm
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Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:09 am to Paul Allen
off topic ignorant question: why is a LDWF agent engaging in a traffic stop on roads?
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:10 am to SlowFlowPro
Not sure. Also at 2:00 in the am
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:11 am to SlowFlowPro
Well they could have been stopping someone for DWF violation (i.e. road hunting). Also LDWF agents are, in believe, full peace officers allowed to issue violations for any laws.
I thought in some rural parishes they assistwith routine police tasks.
I thought in some rural parishes they assistwith routine police tasks.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:12 am to SlowFlowPro
Pulling over a possible poacher?
ETA: it's fairly common for them to make traffic stops regarding LDWF violations or even DUIs
ETA: it's fairly common for them to make traffic stops regarding LDWF violations or even DUIs
This post was edited on 1/7/17 at 10:19 am
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:12 am to SlowFlowPro
Someone may have reported a poacher(shining).
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:13 am to SlowFlowPro
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off topic ignorant question: why is a LDWF agent engaging in a traffic stop on roads?
I believe they can do that. Stop might have been due to the road conditions.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:13 am to Paul Allen
Please keep Tyler in your thoughts and prayers...The female teen shot him 5 times..twice in the head and is in critical condition. Note - this is my step-son's Father.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:14 am to upgrayedd
Car was reported stolen is my understanding
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:14 am to ForeverLSU02
I mean you see someone driving down the road with what appears to be illegal game in the back, you can stop 'em.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:14 am to SlowFlowPro
He has all of the jurisdictional power of a Trooper and will make stops if it is relevant to his duties.. maybe he saw them coming from a wooded area after hearing gunshots (poaching) or he saw them with a deer strapped on the roof of their car. Either way prayers to his family.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:14 am to NatchezTiger17
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female teen shot him 5 times
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:14 am to NatchezTiger17
Female teen was the shooter? 
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:15 am to NatchezTiger17
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Car was reported stolen is my understanding
ah that makes sense, esp how it played out
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:16 am to NatchezTiger17
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Please keep Tyler in your thoughts and prayers...The female teen shot him 5 times..twice in the head and is in critical condition. Note - this is my step-son's Father.
Holy shite. He must have been conscious enough to give a description.
VERY SORRY for your family to have to go through this. What kind of person does that?
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:17 am to Paul Allen
Awful, just awful. Prayers for the man and his family.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:17 am to Paul Allen
Why no description of the perp?
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:24 am to GeauxLSUGeaux
16 year old female - has been caught. The next 72 hours will be critical...had to remove part of the skull to prepare for swelling and reduce clotting. Has full motion in extremities and is responsive.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:26 am to NatchezTiger17
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had to remove part of the skull to prepare for swelling and reduce clotting. Has full motion in extremities and is responsive.
Excellent news on the motion and response.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:28 am to SlowFlowPro
They have the exact same authority as a state trooper.
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