ST. AMANT - Tuesday morning's fatal State Police-involved shooting began as a routine traffic stop on La 431 at La 935 in St. Amant. The state trooper, referred to as A-13, initiated the stop at 1:49 a.m.

The following was transcribed from scanner recordings. Watch the video to hear them.

1:49 a.m.: "La 431 at 935 with (license plate) on a white outback that should be."

Three minutes later, we hear only part of the troopers transmission that sounds like "shots fired"

1:52 a.m. ".....Fired!"

The driver speeds away.

1:52 a.m.: "Code four. Driver just took off. Had a gun under his seat. Reach around the car"

Dispatch asks everyone to hold scanner traffic in order to leave the channel clear.

1:53 a.m.: "10-33 (hold traffic)"

The trooper tries to give more info about the driver.

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