Want to guess what happens when you get into a gunfight in the front seat of your car while driving down the road?
“Two men who crashed a car into a Marrero home Friday night shot each other in what authorities believe is drug deal gone bad. They were identified as Tory Sanders, 35, of Marrero, and Byron Price, 26, of St. Rose, said Col. John Fortunato of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Sanders and Price were found inside a Buick Lacrosse that crashed into a house in the 1900 block of Gladstone Drive Friday around 8:25 p.m. The pair died from gunshot wounds, Fortunato said Saturday.
Evidence at the scene suggests a drug transaction went awry and Sanders and Price fired on each other, Fortunato said. Sanders was in the driver’s seat, while Price was in the passenger’s seat, Fortunato said.
Authorities recovered a .40-caliber, semi-automatic Glock from Price’s hand, which had been reported stolen in March 2014. Police also found a “substantial amount” of marijuana in a large plastic bag tucked under Price’s arm, Fortunato said.
A .40-caliber Smith & Wesson semi-automatic handgun was found in Sanders seat. Police recovered numerous spent shell casings and projectiles inside of the vehicle.”
Take aways: 1) Try to avoid shootouts in your car. 2) Criminals like .40S&W chamberings as well.