The Latest: Baton Rouge police say 2 officers, suspect shot
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Latest on police shooting in Baton Rouge (all times local):
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10:30 a.m.
A Baton Rouge neighborhood was awakened early by a hail of gunfire that police say was sparked by a confrontation between an armed suspect and two police officers.
Several neighbors living near the house where the confrontation occurred told The Associated Press that they heard dozens of shots fired.
Terrell Starwood, 31, who was staying at a friend's house that was close to the scene when he heard sirens, followed by a barrage of gunfire.
"You could tell they were from different guns," Starwood said. "I didn't hear nothing but sirens, gunshots and tires squealing."
Dozens of evidence markers were placed in the street, indicating the possible presence of shell casings and other evidence.
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9:30 a.m.
District Attorney Hillar Moore says investigators will study video footage taken by the dashboard cameras in two police cruisers for evidence into a shooting in Baton Rouge early Saturday that left two officers and a suspect injured.
The officers were responding to a report that someone was damaging property when a suspect jumped into a vehicle and drove off. He led police on a 2-mile chase before bailing out of the car with a rifle. He fired at the two officers, striking both of them. A bullet grazed the head of one officer; the other officer was hit in the stomach but protected by his bulletproof vest.
"Both of these officers were very fortunate to survive this encounter," Moore said.
Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie Jr. said he does not believe the officers' injuries are life-threatening. The suspect was also shot and was undergoing surgery at an area hospital.
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8:20 a.m.
Two Baton Rouge police officers who were shot during a confrontation with a suspect are in stable condition at an area hospital.
Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie Jr. said he does not believe the officers' injuries are life-threatening.
Dabadie said the suspect was also shot and is undergoing surgery.
Police say the suspect led the officers on a 2-mile vehicle chase early Saturday, then exited his vehicle with a rifle and fired at them. The officers returned fire, striking the suspect.
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Police in Louisiana say two officers and one suspect are being treated at a hospital for gunshot wounds after a confrontation in Baton Rouge.
Baton Rouge Police Sgt. Don Coppola says the officers confronted the suspect after a 2-mile vehicle chase early Saturday. The suspect exited his vehicle with a rifle after the chase and fired at the officers, hitting both.
The officers returned fire and struck the suspect.
All three are hospitalized. Their conditions were not immediately available.