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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge (all times local): 12:45 p.m. A spokesman for the Louisiana governor says that the governor is at the hospital where police officers were taken following a shooting in Baton Rouge. Richardo Carbo told The Associated Press that Gov. John Bel Edwards was meeting Sunday with officers and their families. The city is on high alert after three officers were shot and killed Sunday morning. Three others have been wounded in the Louisiana shooting. A sheriff's spokesman in Baton Rouge said earlier that one suspect is dead and two others are believed to be at large. __ 1:20 p.m. The White House says President Barack Obama has been briefed on the shooting of police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and has asked to be updated throughout the day as more details become available. The White House has been in contact with local officials in Baton Rouge and offered any assistance necessary. Obama spent most of last week focused on trying to reduce tensions and helping build trust between police and the communities they serve. Obama attended a memorial service for five Dallas police officers last week and also led a nearly four-hour meeting featuring dozens of leaders from police organizations, community activists and elected officials. He also spoke by telephone to the families of two black men shot in separate incidents in Baton Rouge and suburban St. Paul, Minnesota. ___ 12:45 p.m. Police in Louisiana say they are using a specialized robot to check for explosives near the body of a suspect who was shot and killed in Baton Rouge early Sunday. The suspect is believed to have been involved in the shooting of law enforcement officers in the Louisiana city early Sunday. Three officers are dead and three are hospitalized with injuries. The shooting occurred less than 1 mile from police headquarters. Baton Rouge Police Cpl. L'Jean Mckneely Jr. says authorities do not have an immediate indication that explosives are present. ___ 12:25 p.m. Authorities say three law enforcement officers have been killed and three have been injured in a shooting in Louisiana. A sheriff's spokesman in Baton Rouge also said that one suspect is dead and two others are believed to be at large. Spokesman Casey Rayborn Hicks issued a statement asking the public to report anything suspicious in the area to 911. Officers and deputies from the Baton Rouge Police Department and East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office were involved in the Sunday morning shooting that took place less than 1 miles from police headquarters. ___ Police in Louisiana say that more than one officer has been shot in Baton Rouge. The shooting happened early Sunday, less than 1 mile from police headquarters. Baton Rouge Police Sgt. Don Coppola did not know the extent of the injuries or the precise number of officers injured. He said that authorities believe the "scene is contained," meaning that a shooter was unlikely on the loose.

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