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Two police shot dead and two injured in Louisiana | Two police shot dead and two injured in Louisiana |
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Two police officers have been shot dead and two others wounded after they were attacked in the US state of Louisiana. | Two police officers have been shot dead and two others wounded after they were attacked in the US state of Louisiana. |
The shooting happened early on Thursday in the community of St John the Baptist Parish, near New Orleans. | |
Police spokesman Captain Dane Clement told reporters the gunfire rang out in a car park for a refinery beside the Mississippi river. | Police spokesman Captain Dane Clement told reporters the gunfire rang out in a car park for a refinery beside the Mississippi river. |
Two suspects are in custody and the search for a third suspect is underway, href="http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2012/08/2_st_john_parish_sheriffs_depu.html#incart_river_default" >the Times-Picayune newspaper reported. | |
The two wounded officers are undergoing surgery, local media report. |