One of two Baton Rouge police officers involved in a shooting Sunday has died.
Chief Murphy Paul has not yet released the name of the deceased officer but said that officer is a 21 year veteran.
The other officer, a seven-year veteran of the force, is “fighting for his life” at Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center.
WAFB reports that the suspect, Ronnie Cato, 36, was taken into custody without incident after a four-hour standoff, the police chief said.
Officers responded to a residence and were looking for Cato as a suspect in a homicide that happened earlier Sunday morning.
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The two officers had received a tip that Cato was at a home on Conrad Street in the area of Winbourne Avenue and North Foster and while they were checking the scene, Cato fired upon them.
Law Officer has been covering this story throughout the day and became concerned when sources indicated that many officers had arrived at the hospital in what was described as a “vigil state.”
Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome arrived on the scene of the shooting to offer her support.
40 officers eventually gathered on the second floor of the hospital to pray for the wounded officers.
