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Police investigating third reported shooting in six hours

6 years 11 months 1 week ago Friday, December 29 2017 Dec 29, 2017 December 29, 2017 11:12 PM December 29, 2017 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE - Police responded to another reported shooting on Plank Road, following two separate fatal shootings earlier in the day.

Baton Rouge Police Department officials said the reported shooting occurred around 8:30 p.m. in the 3800 block of Plank Road near Winnebago Street.

Police confirmed a male victim was transported from the scene and sustained non-life-threatening injuries. He is expected to survive.

This shooting would make the third shooting scene first responders investigated Friday. Earlier, two fatal shootings were reported on Georgia Street and outside a beauty salon on Plank Road, about 10 blocks from the evening shooting.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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