Baton Rouge native, LSU grad killed by fellow doctor in hostage situation in Texas
BR native, LSU grad killed in Austin, Tx. By WAFB Staff | January 27, 2021 at 10:49 AM CST - Updated January 28 at 1:07 AM
AUSTIN, Texas (WAFB) - Authorities say a doctor, who is originally from Baton Rouge, has been identified as the victim of a hostage situation in Texas.
The situation unfolded late Tuesday, Jan. 26 at a medical complex in Austin, Texas, police say.
A SWAT team found two bodies in the medical complex late Tuesday after negotiators spent hours trying to speak to the people inside the building, according to a report from the Associated Press.
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