DEVELOPING: Three Louisiana Police Officers Wounded in Fatal Standoff with Suspect Wanted for Attempted Murder and Armed Robbery
Matthew Lathers Update: Matthew Lathers was fatally shot by an officer.
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Matthew Lathers
Update: Matthew Lathers was fatally shot by an officer.
Three Kenner, Louisiana police officers were shot in a standoff with a suspect who shot two other people on Sunday.
The wounded officers were taken to a hospital. They are in stable condition.
The two victims are in critical condition.
According to NOLA.com, officers got into a standoff with 31-year-old Matthew Lathers.
Lathers was wanted for attempted murder and armed robbery. He critically injured a man in a shooting on Tuesday in Kenner. According to WVUE, Lathers has a long rap sheet and was convicted of armed robbery back in 2012.
Police had been searching for Lathers since Tuesday after he shot a 56-year-old man. According to NOLA, police received a call around 9:45 am on Sunday where they had a standoff with Lathers.
The SWAT team was on the scene at the home on Farm Avenue and Kenner Avenue. Neighbors heard flashbangs and several exchanges of gunfire.
Update: Lathers was fatally shot by a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputy according to ABC News.
WATCH:
ABC News reported:
Three Louisiana police officers were wounded by gunfire Sunday in a standoff with a man suspected of shooting three other people in the past week, authorities said.
The injured officers were taken to a hospital after being shot Sunday morning at a home in Kenner, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) west of New Orleans, Kenner Police Chief Keith Conley said. Their conditions were not immediately known.
SWAT team officers were still outside the home Sunday afternoon, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported. No arrests had been announced.
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