From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
BATON ROUGE, LA. –Update: The Baton Rouge Advocate confirmed seven officers have been shot and three are dead. One suspect was shot and killed while two are believed to be at-large.
The Advocate reported “the incident began about 8:45 a.m. on police dispatch radio, an officer makes a report about a ‘lady who came up and said there was a suspect walking with a (unintelligible) and an assault rifle out here behind the store.’ Two minutes later, there were frantic calls for help.”
Update: CNN is reporting as many as seven officers may have been injured and as many as three may be dead.
Update: East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies may have also been among those shot, according to the Baton Rouge Advocate.
According to media reports, Baton Rouge police, sheriff’s deputies, Louisiana State Troopers and Louisiana State University police officers are all on the scene at this time.
Earlier: At least three police officers have been shot in Baton Rouge, according to multiple sources. Two of the officers have died, according to the Baton Rouge Advocate.
The officers were fired on at approximately 9 a.m. on Sunday morning. The condition of the officers is unknown at this time.
The shooting occurred along Airline Highway near Old Hammond Highway, police said. The road has been shut down as a massive manhunt is underway for the shooters.
Baton Rouge has been the scene of ongoing police protest since the shooting on Alton Sterling.
This is a breaking story and will continue to be updated as more information becomes available.
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19 Comments
Judy AndBob Ping
How absolutely horrible!!!!!!!
Ashley Holloway
Prayers for all of the Baton Rouge police officers!! <3 <3 <3
Diane Byrd Wyatt
Prayers
Kathy Carlin
So sad. Praying for their families and fellow officers.
B.R. Williams
This is getting out of hand. Vengeance belongs to the Lord. And Nobody walking this earth is lord.
Shanekia Vashun Mobley
This is just stupid why take their lives. I am so sick of here black lives matter, all lives matter
Tanya Benefield
Janice Maddox
Carla W. Thomas
When will it be enough? This is insane! Praying for all.
Rhonda Dunn
Praying for the families. This world is insane! Too much hate!!!!
Anne Snider Steward
Please pray for ALL of our LEOs. Everywhere across the country is in high alert since Dallas. This can happen to any of our officers. They are reporting now the shooters are as young as 12 yrs old. It saddens me that now our officers have to fear their lives from children who should be out riding bikes. 🙁
Jennifer Richards
This is going too far.
Dianna Horner
Praying for the officers!
Andre Calhoun
She didn’t think. That’s the problem.
Bama MC
You idiots can think they are not part of it all you want ! Have y’all not heard the blk protestors chanting what do we want dead police . When do we want it right now ! It might not be the whole group but it’s definitely most ! It’s a racist group period ! And is doing nothing but making cops worse or just want to quit period
Bama MC
Well here’s what the real truth is ! Just reported on msnbc ! The police got a report of gunshots ,and a man with a long rifle and wearing all black ,and when police showed up they were met with an ambush style attack ! They were set up plain and simple nobody was shooting at each other they lured police in and started shooting at police ! Blk is not gonna take responsibility ,and act like they are not the problem ,and they might not be all the problem ,but they have many many protestors with different views hiding under the blk cause ,so I would say neither are doing the police any good and need to be shut down plain and simple
Shanekia Vashun Mobley
I am not agreeing with what they are doing so what are you talking about and secondly you are the idiot. At the end of the day no ones life should be taken from them.
Linda Green Thomas
Obama has brought this on.
Bama MC
I was referring to the man above me I fixed the idiot . I was agreeing with you sorry for the type o
Shanekia Vashun Mobley
Bama MC it’s ok