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Houston DEA agent critical after New Orleans attack
06:22 PM CDT on Friday, August 29, 2008
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana—Members of the New Orleans Police Department are investigating an attack that left a Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in critical condition.
DEA photo
This is the individual that the DEA is looking to question about the attack of an agent.
It happened at 1:20 a.m. on the Elysian Fields Avenue overpass in New Orleans.
According to investigators, the agent was found lying on the ground. He had been beaten.
The victim was taken to an area hospital and is listed in critical condition.
Authorities said the victim is a Houston DEA Agent who was attending a conference in New Orleans.
On Friday, authorities released a picture of a person of interest in the case.
According to investigators, the individual is not a suspect, but they'd like to question him about the crime.
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