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2 officers ambushed while responding to 911 call on Vanderbilt Drive, BRPD says

32 minutes 14 seconds ago Wednesday, February 18 2026 Feb 18, 2026 February 18, 2026 3:41 PM February 18, 2026 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE — Two Baton Rouge police officers were ambushed and shot at while responding to a 911 call on Tuesday night, the Baton Rouge Police Department said. 

According to BRPD, 24-year-old Bricen Jordan called 911 late Tuesday night. Two officers responded to a house on Vanderbilt Drive near Sewanee Drive around 11:30 p.m. 

When they arrived, Jordan allegedly fired two shots at the officers. 

Police said several other people were in the house where the call came from, but were not involved in the ambush.

Jordan was arrested on two counts of attempted first-degree murder. 

No one was injured, according to BRPD. 

WBRZ is working to learn more. 

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