UPDATE: A timeline of the shooting that left 3 officers dead in Baton Rouge

By: The Associated Press

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UPDATE:

Col. Mike Edmonson of the Louisiana State Police gave a timeline of the events related to the shooting death of three Baton Rouge law enforcement officials Sunday.

Edmonson describes the attack as an ambush and says the gunman “certainly was seeking out police.”

8:40 a.m. Baton Rouge police department officers at a convenience store observed the individual. He was wearing all black standing behind a beauty supply store holding a rifle.

8:42 a.m. reports received of shots fired.

8:44 a.m. reports received of officers down on the scene.

8:45 a.m. reports received of more shots being fired.

8:46 a.m. reports received of the suspect, again wearing all black and standing near a car wash located right next to the convenience store.

8:48 a.m. emergency EMS units starting arriving at the scene.

Police in Louisiana say that more than one officer has been shot in Baton Rouge.

The shooting happened early Sunday, less than 1 mile from police headquarters.

Baton Rouge Police Sgt. Don Coppola did not know the extent of the injuries or the precise number of officers injured.

He said that authorities believe the “scene is contained,” meaning that a shooter was unlikely on the loose.

Police in Louisiana say they are using a specialized robot to check for explosives near the body of a suspect who was shot and killed in Baton Rouge early Sunday.

The suspect is believed to have been involved in the shooting of law enforcement officers in the Louisiana city early Sunday. Three officers are dead and three are hospitalized with injuries. The shooting occurred less than 1 mile from police headquarters.

Baton Rouge Police Cpl. L’Jean Mckneely Jr. says authorities do not have an immediate indication that explosives are present.

Authorities say three law enforcement officers have been killed and three have been injured in a shooting in Louisiana.

A sheriff’s spokesman in Baton Rouge also said that one suspect is dead and two others are believed to be at large.

Spokesman Casey Rayborn Hicks issued a statement asking the public to report anything suspicious in the area to 911.

Officers and deputies from the Baton Rouge Police Department and East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office were involved in the Sunday morning shooting that took place less than 1 miles from police headquarters.

© The Associated Press/WLNE-TV, 2016