Crime
Hospital Employee Fatally Shot Outside Our Lady of the Lake in Suspected Domestic Violence Incident
BATON ROUGE, LA – A woman was shot and killed outside Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center on Wednesday afternoon, in what authorities are calling a domestic-related shooting.
According to Baton Rouge Police Chief TJ Morse, officers responded to reports of gunfire outside the hospital, located on Hennessey Boulevard, at approximately 3:45 p.m.
The victim, identified as a hospital employee, was in the parking lot leaving work when an armed individual approached and opened fire.
Following the shooting, hospital personnel rushed the victim into the trauma unit, where she was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
As a precautionary measure, the hospital was placed under an active shooter lockdown protocol, restricting movement for employees and visitors. The lockdown was lifted before 5:00 p.m.
As of now, no arrests have been made, and authorities have not publicly identified a suspect.
Chief Morse stated that additional details regarding the suspect and the circumstances surrounding the shooting will be released as the investigation progresses.
The Baton Rouge Police Department is urging anyone with information about the shooting to come forward.
AUSTIN, Texas — A man was taken into custody Saturday afternoon following a shooting inside the Austin Central Library that left one person seriously injured and prompted a large emergency response and temporary shelter-in-place order in the downtown area.
According to the Austin Police Department (APD), officers responded shortly after 12:00 p.m. to reports of gunfire inside the Austin Central Library, located at 710 W. César Chávez Street.
Upon arrival, police and Austin-Travis County EMS units found one victim suffering from a gunshot wound.
The individual was transported to a local hospital in serious but stable condition.
Assistant Police Chief Lee Rogers stated during a press briefing that the shooter fled the scene before officers arrived.
After an extensive search, the suspect—identified as 55-year-old Harold Newton Keene—was located and arrested in South Austin at approximately 1:25 p.m.
The library was safely evacuated, and the shelter-in-place alert was lifted shortly after Keene’s apprehension.
Authorities emphasized that the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident involving only one suspect and one victim.
“This was not an active shooter situation,” Rogers confirmed.
Preliminary reports and public records reveal that Harold Newton Keene has a lengthy criminal history, including multiple arrests for assault, family violence, terroristic threats, burglary, drug possession, and evading arrest.
He is described by law enforcement officials as a habitual violent offender who has had numerous prior run-ins with police.
Records indicate Keene was previously arrested for threatening a man with a firearm several months ago and, in a separate incident, assaulted another inmate while in custody at the Travis County Jail.
In both cases, prosecutors later declined to pursue charges.
Authorities have not yet released a possible motive for the shooting or confirmed whether the suspect and victim knew each other.
The Austin Police Department’s Major Crimes Division is leading the investigation.
Anyone with information related to the incident is urged to contact the Austin Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 512-472-TIPS.