LAFAYETTE A man died during an officer-involved shooting early Friday morning, following a traffic stop and confrontation with police at an apartment complex.

According to the Lafayette Police Department, the incident began at approximately 12:25 a.m. when an officer conducted a traffic stop near South Street and Sagamore Parkway on suspicion of impaired driving.

During the stop, police said the male driver made statements indicating he posed a risk of harm to himself before fleeing the scene in his vehicle. Following departmental policy, officers did not pursue the fleeing vehicle.

LPD officers continued searching for the suspect vehicle and located it on Frontage Road at approximately 1:16 a.m. The suspect drove to the Waterford Court Apartments complex, where Lafayette police were as

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