Two suspects are now in custody after a shooting in Gretna injured a Jefferson Parish detective.
The shooting happened in unincorporated Gretna Monday evening.
The incident began around 5 p.m. when Jefferson Parish sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call about suspicious people in the area. When deputies arrived, the suspects ran away.
Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy John Fitzpatrick said two narcotics detectives, who were working on an unrelated case nearby, spotted one of the suspects at the intersection of Cherrywood Drive and Brookwood Drive.
The detectives got out of their cars and shots were fired, injuring both the suspect and one of the detectives.
The detective was shot once while the suspect was shot multiple times, according to a news release.
The detective and the first suspect were taken to an area hospital for treatment.
Monday night, a second suspect who was at the center of a manhunt was taken into custody, according to JPSO.
The suspects were identified as Christopher Hill, 44, of Terrytown, and Jimmy Lee, 42, of unincorporated Gretna.
According to JPSO, Hill was the suspect injured in the shooting. He faces several charges including two counts of attempted first-degree murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm, and drug charges.
Lee was found Monday night in the 500 block of Wall Boulevard. He was booked at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center on several drug charges in addition to obstruction of justice and resisting an officer.
According to JPSO, the detective injured in the shooting was released from the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
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