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Mass shooting inside Baton Rouge club left 12 people injured

Mass shooting inside Baton Rouge club left 12 people injured
AT VI. THE SEARCH FOR THE SHOOTER, CAPTAIN USE. AND IT’S IN DAY TWO. AT THIS TIME. NO ONE HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR A MASS SHOOTING IN BATON ROUGE THAT LEFT A DOZEN PEOPLE INJURED. WELL, IT HAPPENED EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING AT A POPULAR NIGHTCLUB AND JUST DAYS AFTER THE COMMUNITY LED A PEACE WALK THROUGH THE STREETS OF OUR STATE’S CAPITAL. WDSU REPORTER SHAY O’CONNOR JOINS US LIVE FROM BATON ROUGE. SHEA, WHAT’S THE LATEST ON THE INVESTIGATION THERE. GENE IN TRAVIS, BATON ROUGE PD ARE WORKING THE CASE, BUT THEY AREN’T RELEASING TOO MANY MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE SITUATION AS THEY ARE WORRIED THAT IT WILL IMPACT THE INVESTIGATION. BUT THE HOPE, OF COURSE, IS THAT THE SUSPECT IS CAUGHT. TO PROVIDE SOME SENSE OF PEACE, TO THOSE INJURED, THE 12 PEOPLE INJURED DURING THE MASS SHOOTING. I PRAY FOR THE FAMILIES. I PRAY THAT THEY CAN RECOVER. YOU KNOW, I EVEN PRAY FOR THE PERSON WHO DID THE SHOOTING. MOMENTS OF FUN TURNED INTO CRIES FOR HELP AT D.R. BAR AND LOUNGE IN BATON ROUGE SUNDAY MORNING. 12 PEOPLE INJURED IN A MASS SHOOTING AT THE POPULAR NIGHTCLUB. JUST 10 MINUTES AWAY FROM LSU CAMPUS. AS SAD AS IT SOUNDS. NOT SURPRISED. NOT SURPRISED GIVEN THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE IN THE SOCIAL STATE OF THE NATION. THE WAY THAT IT’S NO, NO MORE NO MORE RESOLVING CONFLICT WITH WORDS. THE SHOOTING WAS NOT RANDOM ON A NIGHT AT THE CLUB THAT WITNESSES IN THE AREA SAY WAS PROMOTED TO COLLEGE STUDENTS. HALIMA LIVES NEARBY AND SAYS SHE DOESN’T FEEL SAFE ANYMORE. EVERY TIME SOMEBODY GO OUT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT’S ALWAYS A MASS SHOOTING OR A SHOOTOUT OR SOMETHING GOING ON ON THE PARKING LOT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YOU KNOW, AND I THINK IS SAY IT. BATON ROUGE ACKNOWLEDGING AN UPTICK IN CRIME IN THE AREA. SAYING JUST DAYS AGO, THE COMMUNITY HELD A PEACE MARCH ON MLK DAY. WHEN WE HAVE INCIDENTS LIKE THIS, IT FEELS LIKE IT TAKES US BACK RIGHT? IT TAKES US BACK. YOU DON’T ALWAYS SEE THE GREAT WORK THAT’S GOING ON. BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE ARE COMMITTED. SO RESIDENTS SAY THERE SHOULD BE MORE ACCOUNTABLE. CERTAIN THINGS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IN ORDER TO TO PROVIDE EQUITY AMONGST, YOU KNOW, THE POPULACE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, IF WE’RE NOT HOLDING THOSE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEIR ACTIONS ARE ATROCIOUS, WE’RE ONLY GOING TO SEE MORE OF THIS TO COME. AND AS I SAID EARLIER, THIS ASPECT IS STILL VERY MUCH SO ON THE LOOSE. BATON ROUGE PD URGING ANYONE WHO KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS MASS SHOOTING TO CONTACT THEM AT THREE, FOUR, FOUR, STOP. REPORTING LIVE FROM BATON ROUGE, SHAY O’CONNOR, WDSU NEWS. AL
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Mass shooting inside Baton Rouge club left 12 people injured
Baton Rouge police are investigating a mass shooting that left 12 people injured in the early hours of Sunday. According to police, 12 people were shot inside Dior Bar and Lounge at 4619 Bennington Avenue around 1:30 a.m. As of Monday, the suspect responsible for the shooting was still on the loose. The police report that investigators believe this was a targeted attack and not a random act of violence. Nine out of 12 of the victims received non-life threatening injuries. Three of the victims received life-threatening injuries but are now in stable condition. This shooting is under investigation.If anyone has information on this shooting, contact Crime Stoppers at 225-344-7867 or 3-4-4 STOP.

Baton Rouge police are investigating a mass shooting that left 12 people injured in the early hours of Sunday.

According to police, 12 people were shot inside Dior Bar and Lounge at 4619 Bennington Avenue around 1:30 a.m.

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As of Monday, the suspect responsible for the shooting was still on the loose.

The police report that investigators believe this was a targeted attack and not a random act of violence. Nine out of 12 of the victims received non-life threatening injuries.

Three of the victims received life-threatening injuries but are now in stable condition.

This shooting is under investigation.

If anyone has information on this shooting, contact Crime Stoppers at 225-344-7867 or 3-4-4 STOP.