BPRD Probes Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting On Sunday

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Two Baton Rouge police officers are on administrative leave after their involvement in a deadly officer-involved shooting over the weekend.

Officers responded early Sunday morning to a reported disturbance involving an armed man at a hotel on Gwenadele Avenue.

When the officers arrived, they encountered the suspect in the parking lot and a shootout resulted.

Police say the suspect was wounded and was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name hasn't been released.

The officers weren't harmed.

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