BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Baton Rouge police are investigating a weekend shooting that left an officer working extra duty injured.
Authorities say Maj. Patricia Tauzin, while working extra duty at a dance party at McKinley High School Alumni Center, was struck in the right leg by a bullet after multiple shots were fired from an unknown direction at about 12:10 a.m. Sunday.
Tauzin was treated and released from Baton Rouge General Hospital. The 34-year veteran is the first woman to receive the rank of major in the Baton Rouge Police Department.
No other injuries were reported.
Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to contact police or CrimeStoppers at 225-344-STOP.
deny777 said on November 3, 2009 at 9:53 PM
Glad to hear that Major Tauzin will be okay! Scarey stuff!