Arrest made in truck stop shootout

BATON ROUGE — A 42-year old man was arrested after a deadly Thanksgiving shooting at a truck stop in Louisiana.

Timothy Washington, who was injured, was arrested by police and SWAT officers Friday, Iberville Sheriff Brett Stassi said. Washington faces one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Video surveillance shows that about 10 p.m. Thursday a fight broke out between three men at the Interstate 10 truck stop in Grosse Tete, just west of Baton Rouge, The Advocate reported. Police said 40 rounds were fired, forcing nearly a dozen people to run to safety.

The shooters “didn’t take into consideration that innocent bystanders could be hit,” Stassi said, adding that bullets were lodged in several cars.

Police found 29-year-old Demore Debose dead, and his brother was injured.