Overview
- Officials say the stop began on Loop 336 and the driver, identified as 34-year-old John Loredo, exited his vehicle belligerently and refused commands.
- The deputy fired three shots and hit Loredo in the hand, and the deputy was not injured, according to authorities.
- Loredo drove into Carl Barton Park, abandoned his vehicle, tried to run, and was taken into custody before being transported to a hospital.
- Investigators blocked the park’s main entrance for hours to secure the scene, disrupting activities before the area was cleared.
- Constable David Eason said the deputy has four years with Precinct 2, and online records show Loredo has prior misdemeanor convictions; officials have not said whether he had a weapon.