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HOUSTON, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Three police officers were killed, and several others injured on Sunday in a shooting incident in Baton Rouge, the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
One suspect was shot dead and two others might be at large. The police are checking the shooting scene with a robot to make sure there are no explosives, according to the local police.
The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. local time and a manhunt was on for the suspects. A man, who was dressed in black with his face covered, shot indiscriminately when he walked out between a convenience store and car wash across from Hammond Air Plaza, according to local TV station KHOU.
The shooting happened less than 1 mile from police headquarters.
Police closed the streets between the police department's headquarters and Interstate 12. Two hospitals in the city are currently on lockdown with police guarding the facilities.
On July 5, a 37-year-old black man was shot and killed by two white police officers in Baton Rouge, triggering protests across the United States. Enditem
