Louisiana sheriff’s deputy shot, killed while on-duty
BATON ROUGE, La. — A sheriff’s deputy in Louisiana is dead after being shot near a movie theatre in Baton Rouge, police said Sunday.
East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office deputy Shawn T. Anderson was rushed to the hospital after being shot while on duty late Saturday, spokeswoman Casey Rayborn Hicks said in a news release. Anderson, 43, was conducting an investigation with another deputy at a strip mall near the AMC movie theatre when the shooting occurred.
“Our hearts are broken as we grieve for one of our brothers,” Sheriff Sid Gautreaux said.
Louisiana State Police spokesman Bryan Lee told local media outlets that the deputies were not responding to a call for service.