ST. MARTINVILLE - Deputies are searching for a suspect in a drive-by shooting on the Atchafalaya Basin Friday afternoon.

According to the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a shooting on the bridge shortly after 2 p.m. Upon arrival, they found a male victim suffering from a single gunshot wound. The man was transported to the hospital. The victim's dog was also in the car and sustained an injury.

Investigators later identified 38-year-old Matthew Christopher Muse of Baton Rouge as a suspect. Muse is wanted on charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated criminal damage to property and aggravated cruelty to animals.

Muse was last seen heading westbound on I-10 in a 2013 Dark Blue Lexus GS350, with a Louisiana license plate, #425DGI.

Anyone with information on Muse's whereabouts should contact the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office at (337) 394-3071