Baton Rouge on edge
At least three officers are confirmed dead and at least three others wounded after a shooting in Baton Rouge, La., a sheriff's office spokeswoman said Sunday, July 17, 2016. One suspect is dead. Law enforcement officials believe two others are still at large.
The attack on police comes less than two weeks after the shooting death of a Baton Rouge man, Alton Sterling, as he was detained by police, an act caught on video which sparked numerous protests nationwide; and by the ambush on Dallas police on July 7 which left five officers dead. Police departments around the country warned officers to remain vigilant.
Pictured: Baton Rouge police officers man a roadblock at Old Hammond Highway and Tara Boulevard after multiple officers were shot, July 17, 2016, in Baton Rouge.
Officers Down
Baton Rouge Police block Airline Highway after police were shot in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, July 17, 2016. Authorities say multiple law enforcement officers have been killed and injured in a shooting in Baton Rouge Sunday.
Officers Down
Baton Rouge Police arrive at the scene on Airline Highway after police were shot in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, July 17, 2016.
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Baton Rouge Police patrol Airline Highway after three law enforcement officers were killed on July 17, 2016 in Baton Rouge, La.
Alton Sterling
On July 5, officers in Baton Rouge responded to a convenience store about 12:35 a.m. after an anonymous caller indicated a man selling music CDs and wearing a red shirt threatened him with a gun, Baton Rouge police have said. Two officers responded and as they restrained Alton Sterling on the ground in the parking lot, one officer fatally shot him.
An autopsy shows Sterling died of multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and back, East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Dr. William Clark said.
Protests
Members of the New Black Panther Party march in front of the Baton Rouge Police Department headquarters in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, July 9, 2016, in support of justice for Alton Sterling, who was killed by police Tuesday.
Protests
A man protesting the shooting death of Alton Sterling is detained by law enforcement near the headquarters of the Baton Rouge Police Department in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July 9, 2016.
Protests
In a photo which quickly became iconic, a woman named Ieshia Evans stands her ground during protests about Sterling's death outside Baton Rouge Police Headquarters as officers in riot gear rush towards her on July 9, 2016.
She later told "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King that she stepped up after seeing an officer adjust his weapon.
"I needed to see them, I needed to see their faces," said Evans said, indicating she wanted the officers to see that she is just a human -- a mother, a nurse, and a human being just like them.
Protests
A demonstrator protesting the shooting death of Alton Sterling is detained by law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge, La., July 10, 2016.
Protests
Demonstrators protest the shooting death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S., July 10, 2016.
Protests
A demonstrator protesting the shooting death of Alton Sterling holds a sign in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S., July 10, 2016.
Alton Sterling
Sandra Sterling, the aunt of Alton Sterling cries out after viewing his body at the F.G. Clark Activity Center in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, July 15, 2016. Alton Sterling was shot July 5 outside a Baton Rouge convenience store in an encounter with police that was caught on video.
Alton Sterling
Rev. Al Sharpton looks on as pallbearers carry out the casket of Alton Sterling after his funeral at Southern University on July 15, 2016 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Sterling was shot by a police officer in front of the Triple S Food Mart in Baton Rouge on July 5, leading the Department of Justice to open a civil rights investigation.
Alton Sterling
Na'Quincy, 10, son of Alton Sterling, is comforted at the conclusion Alton's burial, at the Mount Pilgrim Benevolent Society Cemetery July 15, 2016 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. At left is family attorney Justin Bamberg; at right is Na'Qunicy's grandmother, whose name was withheld.