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| Three Officers Seriously Wounded in Shooting in Baton Rouge, Officials Say | |
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| The police were responding Sunday to a shooting in Baton Rouge, La., that left at least three officers seriously wounded, Kip Holden, the mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish, said. | |
| “There was a report of an active shooter,” Mr. Holden said, “then people responded like they normally would and when they got there, this person was still firing at officers and unfortunately some have been wounded.” | |
| The shooting unfolded in the vicinity of the Hammond Aire Plaza on Airline Highway, Mr. Holden said. | |
| Mark Clements, who lives near the shopping center, said he was in his backyard when he heard shots ring out. | |
| “I heard probably 10 to 12 gunshots go off,” he said in a telephone interview. “We heard a bunch of sirens and choppers and everything since then.” | “I heard probably 10 to 12 gunshots go off,” he said in a telephone interview. “We heard a bunch of sirens and choppers and everything since then.” |
| The Baton Rouge police could not be immediately reached for comment. | The Baton Rouge police could not be immediately reached for comment. |
| Protests have been held along Airline Highway, which also runs in front of Police Headquarters, since the police shooting of Alton Sterling on July 5. At about 9:30 a.m. Sunday, the road was closed in both directions, The Baton Rouge Advocate reported. |