Police are looking for three people involved in drug dealing; shots were fired along Highland Road

BATON ROUGE – Officials are searching for three men involved in an alleged drug deal that was broken up by police before one of the suspects began shooting at officers.

According to police, on August 21, an officer observed a suspected drug exchange along Highland Road between Donovan Hayes Jr. and Khristian George. When the officer, in full uniform, exited his vehicle and asked them to come over, the two fled.

Officers said Hayes ran down West Johnson Street with a gun in his hand. The affidavit states Hayes fired at the officer after he was ordered to drop the weapon.

Police received a tip that Hayes had gone to the AM Food Mart, and when they reviewed surveillance footage, they saw him get into the passenger seat of a blue SUV as police vehicles with lights flashed drove down Highland Road. After speaking with the driver, Hayes laid down in the back seat and the driver, believed to be Jason Cummings, fled the scene.

Cummings is wanted on one count of felony assault and one count of obstruction of justice. George is wanted on one count of resisting an officer and Hayes is wanted on one count of resisting an officer, obstruction of justice and aggravated assault on a peace officer.