Three People Were Just Wounded in Another Shooting in Louisiana

Updated at 4:51 PDT: Police are reporting that a suspect is now in custody after a two hour standoff.

According to the Huffington Post, State Police in Louisiana are reporting that three people have just been wounded during a shooting and possible stabbing in Sunset, Louisiana, a city about 60 miles west of Baton Rouge. Reports of the incident came in around 4:45 local time. Someone has reportedly taken eight hostages.

Local news is reporting that a convenience store on Highway 93 is an active crime scene, with an ongoing standoff.

According to CBC news' breaking news story, at press time a SWAT team was planning to enter a home where a suspect is reportedly hiding. A photo posted on Instagram by a user named 1bold_beauty reportedly shows the scene at the convenience store. It depicts a car smashed through one wall of the store, and what appears to be a body on the sidewalk.

St. Landry Parish Sheriff, Bobby Guidroz told the local CBS affiliate that law enforcement officers had entered the convenience store, and found a suspect barricaded in the office. The stabbings, according to Guidroz, occurred in "another location." The wounded law enforcement officer is reportedly "responsive."