People have been urged to avoid the area.

20:46, Thu, Apr 23, 2026 Updated: 21:11, Thu, Apr 23, 2026

Police at the scene

At least six people are believed to have been injured (Image: X)

A horrific mass shooting at a Louisiana shopping centre has left ten people injured after a argument between two groups in a food court escalated into an exchange of gunfire. At least one suspect is still at large with the Governor of Louisiana confirming there’s an “active shooter scene” at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge.

The attack unfolded at around 1.22pm local time near the food court, city police said. Two of the ten injured victims are believed to be in a critical condition. Surveillance footage showed it was a “targeted” attack as “two groups of people got into an argument inside the food court and started shooting at each other,” Baton Rouge Police Chief Thomas Morse Jr said.

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“Unfortunately, there were some innocent people that were in the area that might have also caught some rounds", he added.

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