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Three Officers Seriously Wounded in Shooting in Baton Rouge, Officials Say Three Police Officers Killed and Several Wounded in Baton Rouge Shooting
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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. Three police officers were shot dead and seven others wounded in Baton Rouge, La., on Sunday, 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.” In a statement, East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office said the shooting unfolded at about 9 a.m. Sunday in the vicinity of the Hammond Aire Plaza on Airline Highway. Officers responded to the scene from both the sheriff’s office and the Baton Rouge Police Department.
The shooting unfolded in the vicinity of the Hammond Aire Plaza on Airline Highway, Mr. Holden said. “Multiple officers from both agencies sustained injuries and were transported to local hospitals,” the statement said.
The shootings came after a month of violence and extraordinary tension, as the Republicans gathered in Cleveland for their presidential convention. Five police officers were killed in Dallas on July 7 as protests erupted around the country following the deaths of two African-American men at the hands of police officers in Baton Rouge and Minneapolis.
Mark Clements, who lives near the shopping center, said he was in his backyard when he heard shots ring out.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. In a statement, Gov. John Bel Edwards of Louisiana called the shooting “an unspeakable and unjustified attack.”
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. “Rest assured,” he said, “every resource available to the State of Louisiana will be used to ensure the perpetrators are swiftly brought to justice.”
Protests have been held along Airline Highway, which also runs in front of Police Headquarters, since the police shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge on July 5. At about 9:30 a.m. Sunday, the road was closed in both directions, The Baton Rouge Advocate reported.
Images and video posted to social media showed a large presence of police vehicles along the road.
A local broadcaster, WAFB, broadcast video of Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, where wounded officers had been transported, on lockdown.