Staff reports

UPDATED 12:15 P.M.:

Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal this afternoon released the identity of the man shot by his own rifle in a home invasion Friday as well as his arrest and the arrest of a second suspect.

Darteze Jack, 25, of Lake Charles, was identified as the suspect who was shot by a resident in the 300 block of Fontelieu Dr., New Iberia, after he and two others allegedly entered the home with a rifle, Ackal said in a news release. Jack is in a Lafayette hospital. Warrants were issued for his arrest on the charges of attempted first-degree murder and home invasion.

Also arrested in connection with the incident was Devon Moore, 19, of 1234 Field St., New Iberia, Ackal said. He was stopped by patrol deputies on Brianna Drive in New Iberia and has been booked into the Iberia Parish Jail on charges of attempted first-degree murder and home invasion, he said.

No bond has been set.

Detectives are attempting to identify a third suspect involved in the home invasion. Ackal said in the news release that he fled the vehicle when it was stopped on Brianna Drive.

Deputies recovered a handgun and rifle they believe belonged to the suspects.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 369-3711.

ORIGINAL STORY:

The Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office is investigation a home invasion and shooting that occurred just before midnight Friday.

Deputies were called to a home in the 300 block of Fontelieu Drive in New Iberia. They learned that three male suspects, one armed with a rifle, entered the residence which was occupied by three adults and two children, Sheriff Louis Ackal said in a news release.

A struggle ensued between one of the occupants and one of the suspects, resulting in the occupant gaining control of the rifle and shooting the intruder, he said.

The injured suspect was found in the residence and transported to a Lafayette hospital in serious condition, according to the news release.

Deputies apprehended another suspect near the scene and the third is still at large.