Harrison County deputies assist in pursuit involving shots fired at officer

MARSHALL — Harrison County sheriff’s deputies assisted Caddo Parish, Texas DPS, and Louisiana State Police in pursuing a motorcycle driver who fled from Greenwood, La., police on I-20 late Thursday morning. According to a news release, the motorcyclist fired shots at a Greenwood officer and bullets struck the officer’s vehicle. The officer was not struck. The pursuit continued into Harrison County, and the motorcycle was stopped near the Gregg County line on I-20. Christopher Sam Basco, 37, from Haughton, Louisiana, was arrested and has been transferred to the Harrison County Jail. Charges were pending, with no immediate bond information. We’ll have updates as they become available.