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Police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, are looking for at least one suspect involved in a nightclub shooting in which more than 10 people were injured, according to Baton Rouge police spokesman L’Jean McKneely.
Police classify the shooting as a “targeted attack”.
“This was not just a random act of someone showing up and randomly shooting civilians in Baton Rouge,” BRPD homicide commander Lt. Brian Ballard said at a press conference on Sunday. rice field.
A law enforcement source told CNN around 1:30 a.m. local time that witnesses at the Dior Bar & Lounge said a fight broke out between two groups of customers, and several people were killed. He said he pulled out a gun and started shooting.
Ballard said three of the 12 people shot had life-threatening injuries.
Chief Murphy J. Paul Jr. praised the immediate response of three police officers who were outside the club when the shooting occurred, saying their response prevented further injuries to other patrons inside. .
An Eventbrite listing online shows the club was hosting a “back to school party” for students at Southern University, A&M College and Louisiana State University at the time of the shooting.
Spokesperson McKneely said police have not yet determined the motive for the shooting.
Deputy Chief Myron Daniels said the investigation was being conducted in partnership with the Alcohol, Beverage and Control Agency (ABC), which oversees the regulation of businesses that serve alcohol.
Daniels said ABC investigated a “security breach” at the event that allowed a suspect or suspect to get through the event’s private security and bring a gun inside.
An investigation is ongoing, and police are appealing to anyone with information.
“There are people in the inner circle of those responsible for this incident who have family members and friends who were involved in this shooting and who know something,” said Chief of Staff Paul. “Do the right thing.”
