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Louisiana sheriff says the man suspected of shooting one of his deputies three
times in a school zone is a fired Transportation Safety Administration officer.
St.
Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne (shahm-PAHN) identifies the suspect as
58-year-old John Paul Devillier (duh-VIL-ee-ay), currently of Gulfport,
Mississippi.
Devillier
was captured shortly after 36-year-old Cpl. Burt Hazeltine (HAY-zuhl-teen) was
shot.
Hazeltine
remained in stable but guarded condition at a New Orleans hospital Thursday
afternoon. He was shot in the eye, chest and elbow.
Authorities
believe Devillier had become angry after being unable to make a left turn in
heavy traffic on U.S. Highway 90 in Paradis (PAR-uh-dee), about 25 miles west
of New Orleans.
Devillier
left the scene after exchanging words with Hazeltine. Champagne says Devillier
returned soon afterward and fired from inside his pickup truck as Hazeltine
approached.
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