1 Officer Dead, 1 Wounded In Louisiana Shooting

April 27, 2020 4:07 am

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Police say a shooting in the Louisiana capital of Baton Rouge has left a police officer dead and a second officer wounded and fighting for his life. Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul told media outlets the two áwere shot Sunday while investigating reports of gunfire. The chief said a suspect was taken into custody after an hours-long standoff at a house in which shots were fired at a SWAT team and SWAT members returned fire. No one was reported hurt during the standoff.  Paul identified the suspect as 36-year-old Ronnie Kato. The chief didn’t immediately say what charges Kato might face.