The public was told to stay away from the area and patients were told to go to Ochsner Hospital on King's Highway. It is not clear if the victim is an employee or patient at the hospital and no motive has been given for the attack. Police initially said the suspect may have known the shooting victim but now do not believe the two men are connected. Police later said the search had expanded into a statewide manhunt after the search of the hospital was completed and revealed Cole had fled the scene and was on the run. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a muscle type shirt and a jacket. Angie Whilhite warned the public not to approach Cole if they see himĬole was described as 'armed and dangerous' and the public was warned not to approach him and to call 911 if they saw him.Ĭole, of Farmerville, Louisiana, is 5′4″ and is of a slender build, police said.
The Meridian Police Department and Mississippi Highway Patrol arrested Cole after he crashed the second vehicle on an Interstate about nine miles from the Mississippi-Alabama border.
He was then seen on security footage from the offices of local news site KSLA carjacking a woman who was arriving for work at nearby Buckner Square at around 5:45 a.m.Īfter later fleeing from the woman's car, he allegedly stole another vehicle from a used car dealership. The shooting victim has non-life threatening injuries and is expected to recover. Mary's Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, at around 5:30 a.m. Police have captured the gunman who allegedly shot a man at a Louisiana hospital and threatened to kill cops before carjacking a woman on her way to work and fleeing with her from the scene.Ī statewide manhunt was launched for 41-year-old Taniel Cole who went on the run after allegedly shooting one man inside St. Mary's Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana Police have captured 41-year-old Taniel Cole (pictured) who went on the run after allegedly shooting one man inside St. The suspect allegedly threatened to kill cops and anyone who tried to stop him.Surveillance footage captured the suspect carjacking a woman just 15 minutes after the shooting took place and traveling eastbound toward Monroe.A statewide manhunt was launched for Cole after an intensive search at the hospital revealed he had fled the scene.The victim has non-life threatening injuries and is expected to recover.Mary's Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, at 5:30 a.m. The suspected gunman went on the run after allegedly shooting one man inside St.He was detained by Mississippi police outside Meridian following a high speed chase along an interstate.Taniel Cole, 41, has been taken into custody, Shreveport Police confirmed.Suspect, 41, is captured after statewide manhunt for gunman who shot a man at Louisiana hospital and threatened to kill cops before carjacking a woman and fleeing with her from the scene
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