Baton Rouge officers on leave after motel shooting incident
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Two Baton Rouge Police officers were placed on administrative leave after a shooting at a motel on Gwenadele Avenue.
Authorities said officers were responding to a disturbance call involving a male suspect at the Super 6 Inns and Suites on April 20. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the suspect, who was later identified as Kevin Vallian, 34.
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The police and Vallian exchanged gunfire before a bullet struck him, and he later died at the hospital. No officers were injured in the shooting.
BRPD identified the officers as David Jennings and Gene Meazell. Jennings served in the department for six years, and Meazell served for nearly three years.
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