By james art BATON ROUGE – Multiple law enforcement agencies worked a collision on Airline Highway Wednesday morning that ended with a suspect who shot himself and survived.
The Mid-Louisiana Fugitive Task Force as well as the Baton Rouge Police Department responded to Crown Efficiency Motel at Airline Highway Wednesday morning.
Marshals said the suspect, 24-year-old Joshua Cryer, barricaded himself in a motel room and made threatening comments about hurting himself before BRPD and SWAT teams took over.
No law enforcement officers were injured during the confrontation, but Cryer was taken from the scene by ambulance after shooting himself in the stomach.
He was taken to hospital for treatment of his wounds and will be arrested once he is released.
Creer was wanted by BRPD for battery and violations of a protective order. he also had several warrants out of St. Helena Parish, but the specifics of those charges were not immediately clear.