BATON ROUGE, La. — At least nine people were hurt when gunfire erupted near the campus of Louisiana’s Southern University in Baton Rouge, multiple news outlets are reporting.
According to WAFB and WVLA, Baton Rouge police said the incident occurred shortly before 2 a.m. Friday near the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity on Harding Boulevard. Crews rushed at least seven of the nine people injured to a nearby hospital for treatment, authorities told WAFB. Their wounds were not considered life-threatening, WBRZ reported.
At least one person has been detained, but it wasn’t immediately clear whether the person was involved with the shooting, according to WBRZ.
No further details, including a possible suspect or motive, were immediately available.