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Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center was placed on lockdown this afternoon after a reported shooting in a nearby parking lot on the hospital's property.
Baton Rouge Police urged drivers to avoid the area around 5000 Hennessy Boulevard.
Our partners at Louisiana First News reported the shooting happened around 3:45 p.m.
"We are aware that Baton Rouge Police are responding to a shooting in a parking lot across the street from Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. The hospital is on lock down and we are in touch with our law enforcement partners. There is no active threat inside our facilities at this time," read a post on social media.