Louisiana Corporal Dies Weeks After Being Shot Responding to Mall Disturbance

Kelly had been hospitalized in Baton Rouge since May 11, when he was shot while responding to a disturbance at a shopping center in Denham Springs.

Denham Springs (LA) Police Corporal Shawn Kelly was shot May 11 and died June 2.Denham Springs (LA) Police Corporal Shawn Kelly was shot May 11 and died June 2.Denham Springs PD/Facebook

Cpl. Shawn Kelly of the Denham Springs (LA) Police Department died Friday after spending weeks in the hospital following a shootout with a suspect.

Kelly had been hospitalized in Baton Rouge since May 11, when he was shot while responding to a disturbance at a shopping center in Denham Springs, WBRZ reports.

When officers arrived in the parking lot, 30-year-old Justin Roberts opened fire on police, striking Kelly multiple times, police say. Officers fired back at Roberts, but he escaped. 

Later that night the suspect was killed by a Livingston Parish Sheriff’s deputy.

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