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SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Police in northwestern Louisiana say a man who yanked a woman inside a vehicle and threatened her with a shotgun was killed Wednesday in a shootout with officers after a high-speed chase, and the woman was found dead too.
The incident began as a domestic dispute in north Shreveport, according to the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office. The initial call at 8:28 a.m. reported a man was threatening a woman with a shotgun and had pulled her inside a vehicle. When Shreveport police arrived, the suspect led officers on a high-speed chase. As it ended, he shot at officers and struck a police car and officers returned fire.
He was shot and killed by police as he fired shots at the officers while exiting the car.
The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office later identified the man as Donnie Ray Plater, 42. His address was not immediately available, the sheriff's office said.
During the chase, police reported shots coming from the car, and the woman was found dead inside the car. The sheriff's office identified her as Cindy Johnson West, 34, of Shreveport.
No officers were injured.
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