A man who shot a police officer and was wounded during a Tangipahoa Parish shootout and car chase was identified by Louisiana State Police Thursday as 34-year-old Trey Ramey of Brusly.
State Police said Ramey was in a 2016 Chevrolet Trax on U.S. Highway 51 just outside of Independence at around 3 a.m. Wednesday when he fled as a Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy attempted to stop him over an equipment violation.
Ramey opened fire during the ensuing chase, exchanging gunfire with a Tickfaw Police Department officer and wounding an Independence Police Department officer, State Police said…