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BRPD officer placed on leave after shooting person during domestic call

5 hours 33 minutes 40 seconds ago Thursday, November 21 2024 Nov 21, 2024 November 21, 2024 12:34 PM November 21, 2024 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge Police officer was placed on administrative leave after shooting a person during a domestic disturbance early Thursday morning.

Officers were dispatched to a North Sherwood Forest Drive home around 1:14 a.m. after receiving reports that one roommate attacked another with a knife.

Police said one officer confronted the knife-wielding man and asked him, unsuccessfully, to drop the blade. The officer then shot the violent roommate in the shoulder as they walked toward the officer with the knife.

While no officers were harmed during the call, the knife-wielding suspect was brought to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

BRPD have investigated prior incidents at the location. Louisiana State Police will investigate the incident further because it is an officer-involved shooting.

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