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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A dozen people were injured in a Baton Rouge
nightclub shooting, authorities in Louisiana said Sunday.

One of the victims is in critical condition, police said. No arrests have
been made, but police believe the early morning attack was “targeted."

"This was not a random act of violence, based on the preliminary
investigating efforts," Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul said at a
news conference Sunday afternoon. “We believe that this was a targeted
event, where someone was specifically targeted and others were injured in
that process."

Three Baton Rouge police officers were nearby when the shots were fired
around 1:30 a.m. and responded to the Dior Bar & Lounge. They administered life-saving aid until emergency medical technicians arrived.

“We believe their immediate response prevented further injuries,” Paul
said.

Although police have some leads, Paul urged anyone else with information
about shooting to come forward.

“There is someone who knows something — do the right thing. You can save
the next incident because it is obvious that this person has total
disregard for life,” Paul said.

Police did not say how many of the people shot were targeted. Paul
declined to comment on how many shooters opened fire.

“I do understand the interest and everybody wanting information, but
remember ... we have to get this right,” Paul said about the ongoing investigation. “And sometimes, getting it right means I can't give
information right now.”

Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome — who met with mayors of other
major U.S. cities in Washington, D.C., last week, to discuss the issue of
crime — called the shooting “a senseless act of violence that will not go unchecked.”

“We will not stop our work until everyone feels safe and individuals no
longer turn to guns to resolve their differences,” Broome tweeted.

Although the number of homicides in Baton Rouge decreased last year from
2021, Louisiana’s capital city has been plagued by gun violence. In
October, an early-morning shooting near Southern University’s campus in
Baton Rouge left nine people injured.

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