VERMILION PARISH, La. ( KLFY ) — A standoff in Abbeville on Wednesday turned into a police chase across Acadiana, involving multiple law enforcement agencies.
According to the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, the department received and Order of Protection signed by the Vermilion Parish Coroner on a subject located at an address on West Oak Street in Abbeville.
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Upon arrival, officials said the subject was observed sitting in the driver’s seat of a white pickup truck holding an object in his hand. A perimeter was set up and negotiations were attempted. After about 30 minutes of investigation, the subject started the vehicle and advanced slightly.
Deputies said as they continued to attempt to make contact, the subject began to cut himself in the neck, using what was believed to be a box blade. Authorities rushed the vehicle to render aid, but the subject fled the area in his vehicle.