Jefferson Parish deputy shoots person who ambushed deputies during drug arrest, sheriff says

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a deputy shot a suspect during a drug arrest in Metairie on Tuesday.

According to Sheriff Joe Lopinto, deputies were making a drug arrest in the 2500 block of Pasadena Avenue.

Lopinto said they were attempting to arrest two adults when a third person approached them and pointed a gun at deputies…

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