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Four deputies, one officer shot in La. incidents

The Associated Press
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Thibodaux, La.--There have been several shootings of law enforcement officers in southern Louisiana since Monday.

In Washington Parish, a female sheriff’s deputy and her estranged husband were shot to death in an apparent domestic dispute. A male deputy was critically wounded.

In New Orleans, a police officer was shot and wounded while chasing a suspect.

And in Lafourche Parish, two sheriff’s deputies were shot and wounded after they stopped a stolen pickup truck. The alleged shooter drove up in a second stolen pickup and opened fire. Both drivers were picked up hours later and are being charged with attempted first-degree murder of a police officer.

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