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Apparent attempted suicide involving SRO near First Baptist Christian School
Deputies are on the scene of an unspecified incident involving a school resource officer in Lafayette, authorities said.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Deputies are investigating an apparent attempted suicide involving a school resource officer in Lafayette, authorities said.
According to the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office, investigators were working in the vicinity of First Baptist Christian School this morning in reference to an off-campus incident involving a Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer.
Authorities said the SRO sustained life-threatening injuries from a self-inflicted gunshot. The deputy has been transported to a local medical facility.
No students, faculty or staff were involved or injured during the incident, and there is no ongoing threat to the school or the public, authorities said.