UPDATE, 3/6/24, 8:40 a.m.: Police have arrested one juvenile male in reference to this incident.

Crowley Police and the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s deputies were able to locate the vehicle, authorities said. Officers and deputies attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver again refused to stop, at which time a vehicle pursuit continued. During the pursuit, the vehicle struck a police vehicle and then left the roadway. A male suspect then ran from the vehicle and was later apprehended by the Crowley Police Department and Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Police also located and recovered a semi-automatic rifle from the interior of the stolen vehicle.

ORIGINAL STORY: LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — A carjacking in Lafayette ended with the perpetrators escaping to Acadia Parish Tuesday night, authorities said.

Lafayette Police responded just before 9 p.m. Tuesday to the 600  block of Stevenson Street in regards to a reported carjacking. Police said the male victim returned home when he was approached by two male suspects brandishing firearms. The suspects threatened violence to the victim, forcefully removed the keys to the vehicle from the possession, got into the vehicle and fled the area at a high rate of speed.

Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s deputies were subsequently able to locate the vehicle in the city of Lafayette and attempted to conduct a traffic stop of the vehicle. The driver refused to yield or stop the vehicle and immediately fled at a high rate of speed, trying to evade capture.

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A high-speed chase led police through Lafayette Parish and entered Acadia Parish. The pursuit was later called off by Lafayette Police for safety reasons, authorities said.

There is no further suspect information available at this time and the investigation is ongoing, authorities said.

If anyone has any information regarding this incident, please contact the Lafayette Police Department at 337-291-8600 or Lafayette Crime Stoppers at 232-TIPS. Callers will remain anonymous.

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