The Jefferson Parish coroner’s office identified the two men shot and killed by Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office narcotics detectives outside of a Terrytown IHOP Wednesday night (March 27) as Chris Joseph, 38, and Daviri Robertson, 39, both of New Orleans.
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An unidentified detective was wounded by friendly fire when other deputies on scene shot at Joseph and Robertson’s vehicle, Sheriff Joseph Lopinto said. The deputies opened fire after the vehicle hit one officer and rammed a detective’s car, according to authorities.
Autopsies for both men are scheduled for Friday, according to Mark Bone, chief death investigator for the coroner’s office.
The shooting occurred about 10:22 p.m. in the parking lot of the IHOP located near West Bank Expressway and Terry Parkway. Plainclothes narcotics detectives conducting an undercover investigation were there to buy drugs from the suspects, according to Lopinto.
As the deputies approached the vehicle, Joseph put the car in reverse and accelerated, hitting one of the detectives, Lopinto said. Joseph is then accused of ramming a Sheriff’s Office vehicle.
The detectives fired at the vehicle, hitting both Joseph and Robertson, who was in the passenger seat. Joseph was pronounced dead at the scene, while Robertson succumbed to his injuries after he was taken to University Medical Center in New Orleans, according to Steve Schulkens, a spokesman for the coroner’s office.
The detective wounded by gunfire was shot while standing on the passenger side of the vehicle, authorities said. He was also taken to University Medical Center where he was in stable condition after surgery.
The deputy hit by the vehicle declined to be taken to the hospital. The matter is still under investigation.
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Laura McKnight contributed to this story.
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