3 Louisiana police officers wounded, gunman killed in violent standoff WSB-TV Channel 2 [Video]

KENNER, La. — Three police officers in a New Orleans suburb were wounded Sunday after being shot during a fatal standoff with a man suspected in two previous shootings.

The suspect, identified as Matthew Lathers, 31, of Kenner, was ultimately killed by a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office sniper, according to Fox 8 in New Orleans.

The three Kenner police officers who were shot are all expected to survive. The news station reported that one was shot in the arm, the second in the leg and the third in the stomach.

Two of the officers had been released from the hospital as of Sunday afternoon. The third remained hospitalized in stable condition.

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NOLA.com reportedthat Lathers was wanted on warrants for attempted murder and armed robbery that stemmed from a double shooting that took place Tuesday afternoon in the 700 block of Coleman Place, located about a block from the scene of Sunday’s standoff. When officers arrived, …