Baton Rouge shooting: 3 officers shot dead

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Three law enforcement officers were killed and three others wounded Sunday morning in a shooting near a gas station in Baton Rouge.

Millville Police Chaplain Bob Ossler prays after hanging several crosses on a shrine at the B-Quik gas station on Monday, July 18, 2016, in Baton Rouge, a day after three police officers were killed and three others wounded at the scene. Ossler just left Dallas after also offering support to the community there. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

Millville Police Chaplain Bob Ossler and a local resident embrace as she places flowers on a shrine at the B-Quik gas station on Monday, July 18, 2016, in Baton Rouge, a day after three police officers were killed and three others wounded at the scene. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

What appears to be a bullet hole is seen on the side of the Hair Crown Beauty Supply store at the scene where three Baton Rouge police officers were killed on Sunday, July 17, 2016, in Baton Rouge. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

Baton Rouge Police Department Officer Markell Morris holds a bouquet of flowers and a Superman action figure that a citizen left at the Our Lady of the Lake Hospital where the police officers were brought July 17, 2016. Multiple law enforcement officers were killed and wounded Sunday morning in a shooting near a gas station in Baton Rouge.

Police guard the emergency room entrance of Our Lady Of The Lake Medical Center, where wounded officers were brought, in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, July 17, 2016. Multiple law enforcement officers were killed and wounded Sunday morning in a shooting near a gas station in Baton Rouge. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

FBI patrol the perimeter of the crime scene in an armored vehicle where Baton Rouge police were shot, in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, July 17, 2016. Multiple police officers were killed and wounded Sunday morning in a shooting near a gas station in Baton Rouge, less than two weeks after a black man was shot and killed by police here, sparking nightly protests across the city. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

FBI patrol the perimeter of the crime scene in an armored vehicle where Baton Rouge police were shot, in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, July 17, 2016.Multiple police officers were killed and wounded Sunday morning in a shooting near a gas station in Baton Rouge, less than two weeks after a black man was shot and killed by police here, sparking nightly protests across the city. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Police guard the emergency room entrance of Our Lady Of The Lake Medical Center, where wounded officers were brought, in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, July 17, 2016. Multiple law enforcement officers were killed and wounded Sunday morning in a shooting near a gas station in Baton Rouge, less than two weeks after a black man was shot and killed by police here, sparking nightly protests across the city. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

BATON ROUGE, LA - JULY 17: East Baton Rouge Police officers patrol Airline Hwy after 3 police officers were killed early this morning on July 17, 2016 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. According to reports, one suspect has been killed while others are still being sought by police. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

BATON ROUGE, LA - JULY 17: Law enforcement officers block the entrance to the Louisiana State Police headquarters after 3 police officers were killed early this morning on July 17, 2016 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. According to reports, one suspect has been killed by police. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

A law enforcement helicopter flies over the crime scene where Baton Rouge police were shot, in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, July 17, 2016. Multiple police officers were killed and wounded Sunday morning in a shooting near a gas station in Baton Rouge, less than two weeks after a black man was shot and killed by police here, sparking nightly protests across the city. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Baton Rouge police respond to active shooter near Hammond Aire Shopping Center in Baton Rouge, Sunday, July, 17, 2016. Multiple law enforcement officers were killed and wounded Sunday morning in a shooting near a gas station in Baton Rouge, less than two weeks after a black man was shot and killed by police here, sparking nightly protests across the city. (Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser via AP)

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Millville Police Chaplain Bob Ossler prays after hanging several crosses on a shrine at the B-Quik gas station on Monday, July 18, 2016, in Baton Rouge, a day after three police officers were killed and three others wounded at the scene. Ossler just left Dallas after also offering support to the community there. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

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