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| Baton Rouge: at least three police officers dead after shooting in Louisiana – live updates | Baton Rouge: at least three police officers dead after shooting in Louisiana – live updates |
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| 6.31pm BST | |
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| This from a journalist at Baton Rouge’s the Advocate: | |
| I'm told @LouisianaGov, @BRPD chief, @EBRSheriff & metro council members inside #OLOL with families of fallen officers @theadvocatebr | |
| “OLOL” refers to Our Lady of the Lake, a medical centre in Baton Rouge. | |
| 6.27pm BST | |
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| The White House says President Barack Obama has been briefed on the shooting of police officers in Baton Rouge, has asked to be updated throughout the day as more details become available and has offered any assistance necessary to local officials, the Associated Press reports. | |
| Obama spent most of last week focused on trying to reduce tensions and helping build trust between police and the communities they serve. | |
| The US president attended a memorial service for five Dallas police officers and also led a lengthy meeting with leaders from police organisations, community activists and elected officials. | |
| He also spoke by telephone to the families of two black men shot in separate incidents in Baton Rouge and St Paul, in Minnesota. | |
| 6.21pm BST | |
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| More details on the condition of the three injured officers are now coming through. Reuters is reporting that one is in “critical” and another is in “fair” condition. The status of the third is unknown, the news agency reports. | |
| 5.45pm BST | 5.45pm BST |
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| Baton Rouge police corporal L’Jean McKneely has just given a press conference in which he confirmed “multiple officers were shot, we do have some that were killed. That’s what I know for sure right now.” | Baton Rouge police corporal L’Jean McKneely has just given a press conference in which he confirmed “multiple officers were shot, we do have some that were killed. That’s what I know for sure right now.” |
| He also confirmed that one suspect had been killed. “We’re securing the area with a deceased suspect, a suspect that has been killed. We’re making sure there aren’t any explosives in the area.” | He also confirmed that one suspect had been killed. “We’re securing the area with a deceased suspect, a suspect that has been killed. We’re making sure there aren’t any explosives in the area.” |
| McKneely said that police were using a bomb-defusing robot to secure the scene, and make sure there were no explosives on or around the deceased suspect. | McKneely said that police were using a bomb-defusing robot to secure the scene, and make sure there were no explosives on or around the deceased suspect. |
| McKneely said the first priorities for police were “safety for officers and safety for the community” after which they would gather all information they could to aid their investigation. He added that Baton Rouge police and the sheriff’s department were being joined by federal law enforcement and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. | McKneely said the first priorities for police were “safety for officers and safety for the community” after which they would gather all information they could to aid their investigation. He added that Baton Rouge police and the sheriff’s department were being joined by federal law enforcement and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. |
| 5.42pm BST | 5.42pm BST |
| 17:42 | 17:42 |
| The shooting took place in Baton Rouge, the capital of Louisiana, at about 9am Sunday. | The shooting took place in Baton Rouge, the capital of Louisiana, at about 9am Sunday. |
| Updated | Updated |
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| 5.36pm BST | 5.36pm BST |
| 17:36 | 17:36 |
| Three police officers dead; one suspect dead, two others may be at large, confirm police | Three police officers dead; one suspect dead, two others may be at large, confirm police |
| Three law enforcement officers are confirmed dead and three injured after a gunfight in Baton Rouge, the East Baton Rouge sheriff’s department has confirmed. | Three law enforcement officers are confirmed dead and three injured after a gunfight in Baton Rouge, the East Baton Rouge sheriff’s department has confirmed. |
| The sheriff’s department also confirmed that one suspect is dead and officers believe “two others may be at large”. | The sheriff’s department also confirmed that one suspect is dead and officers believe “two others may be at large”. |
| “At approximately 9:00 this morning Baton Rouge Police officers and East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s deputies were involved in a shooting incident on Airline Highway near Old Hammond Highway. Multiple officers from both agencies sustained injuries and were transported to local hospitals. | “At approximately 9:00 this morning Baton Rouge Police officers and East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s deputies were involved in a shooting incident on Airline Highway near Old Hammond Highway. Multiple officers from both agencies sustained injuries and were transported to local hospitals. |
| “Please be advised Airline Highway both lanes is currently shut down from Goodwood to Old Hammond. Old Hammond is closed to Tara Boulevard. At this point in time the scene is still active. We are advising the public to please take an alternate route and steer clear of the area. Those in the area are asked to remain indoors and contact law enforcement immediately if they see anything suspicious,” the department said. | “Please be advised Airline Highway both lanes is currently shut down from Goodwood to Old Hammond. Old Hammond is closed to Tara Boulevard. At this point in time the scene is still active. We are advising the public to please take an alternate route and steer clear of the area. Those in the area are asked to remain indoors and contact law enforcement immediately if they see anything suspicious,” the department said. |
| 5.29pm BST | 5.29pm BST |
| 17:29 | 17:29 |
| Responses from Baton Rouge leaders are beginning to come through. | Responses from Baton Rouge leaders are beginning to come through. |
| John Bel Edwards, governor of Louisiana tweeted the need for unity and healing in light of the “unspeakable and unjustified attack”. | John Bel Edwards, governor of Louisiana tweeted the need for unity and healing in light of the “unspeakable and unjustified attack”. |
| #lagov on the shooting of law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge today: pic.twitter.com/BU3B4Iznbe | #lagov on the shooting of law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge today: pic.twitter.com/BU3B4Iznbe |
| State representative C. Denise Marcelle, speaking to WAFB-TV called on the Baton Rouge community not to protest today, saying it was a day for prayer, not protest. | State representative C. Denise Marcelle, speaking to WAFB-TV called on the Baton Rouge community not to protest today, saying it was a day for prayer, not protest. |
| “We’re not Ferguson, we’re not Dallas,” she said. | “We’re not Ferguson, we’re not Dallas,” she said. |
| Marcelle spoke of the tension in the city over the last week after the shooting of Alton Sterling, a black man who was killed by a white Louisiana police officer following a confrontation outside a Baton Rouge convenience store last Tuesday. | Marcelle spoke of the tension in the city over the last week after the shooting of Alton Sterling, a black man who was killed by a white Louisiana police officer following a confrontation outside a Baton Rouge convenience store last Tuesday. |
| Officers had been called to the store after an anonymous caller said a man outside the store had threatened him with a gun. | Officers had been called to the store after an anonymous caller said a man outside the store had threatened him with a gun. |
| The owner of the store, Abdule Muflahi, told WAFB-TV that the first officer used a Taser on Sterling and the second officer tackled the man. Muflahi said that as Sterling fought to get the officer off him the first officer shot him “four to six times”. | The owner of the store, Abdule Muflahi, told WAFB-TV that the first officer used a Taser on Sterling and the second officer tackled the man. Muflahi said that as Sterling fought to get the officer off him the first officer shot him “four to six times”. |
| Video of the shooting sparked outrage and on Tuesday night about 150 protesters took to the streets chanting “Black Lives Matter” and “No justice, no peace”. | Video of the shooting sparked outrage and on Tuesday night about 150 protesters took to the streets chanting “Black Lives Matter” and “No justice, no peace”. |
| Marcelle said she had spoken to the owner of the store this morning after the shootingwho had asked for people not to come to the store today to protest. | Marcelle said she had spoken to the owner of the store this morning after the shootingwho had asked for people not to come to the store today to protest. |
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| 16:44 | 16:44 |
| Several officers shot, feared dead - police and local media reports | Several officers shot, feared dead - police and local media reports |
| Welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the ongoing situation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Two police officers have been killed and several others injured in a shooting, local media has reported. | Welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the ongoing situation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Two police officers have been killed and several others injured in a shooting, local media has reported. |
| “Law enforcement is working a shooting incident involving officers,” Casey Rayborn Hicks, a spokeswoman for East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, said in a statement. | “Law enforcement is working a shooting incident involving officers,” Casey Rayborn Hicks, a spokeswoman for East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, said in a statement. |
| The shooting took place at about 9am Sunday on a stretch of Airline Highway, which has been shut down and declared an active scene. Hicks advised the public to steer clear of the area. | The shooting took place at about 9am Sunday on a stretch of Airline Highway, which has been shut down and declared an active scene. Hicks advised the public to steer clear of the area. |
| A police spokesperson told the CBS that “several officers were struck by gunfire” but he did not know “the extent of injury”. | A police spokesperson told the CBS that “several officers were struck by gunfire” but he did not know “the extent of injury”. |
| Mayor Kip Holden also called the local network, and said: “there were a number of officers who have been injured, a number have been taken to Our Lady of the Lake hospital.” | Mayor Kip Holden also called the local network, and said: “there were a number of officers who have been injured, a number have been taken to Our Lady of the Lake hospital.” |
| “The situation is still very very fluid,” he added. “We’re trying to find out what happened, which is going to take several more hours.” | “The situation is still very very fluid,” he added. “We’re trying to find out what happened, which is going to take several more hours.” |
| Baton Rouge has been racked by tense protests in recent weeks following the shooting deaths of a black man, Alton Sterling, by a police officer, and then the killings of five police officers in Dallas, Texas, a few days later. “Common sense needs to prevail, we need to be the great city that this is,” Holden said. | Baton Rouge has been racked by tense protests in recent weeks following the shooting deaths of a black man, Alton Sterling, by a police officer, and then the killings of five police officers in Dallas, Texas, a few days later. “Common sense needs to prevail, we need to be the great city that this is,” Holden said. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.25pm BST | at 5.25pm BST |