UPDATE: The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's deputy who sustained injuries from a self-inflicted gunshot on Wednesday has died.
LPSO officials tell us that they received notification early this morning from the Coroner's Office that the deputy in this case had succumbed to his injuries.
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Here's what the LPSO posted today:
On Wednesday, LPSO officials told us that a deputy sustained life-threatening injuries from a self-inflicted gunshot.
The investigation was centered in the 200 block of W. Convent Street. The deputy was transported to a local medical facility.
Earlier Wednesday, LPSO deputies reported that a School Resource Officer at First Baptist Christian School had suffered the wound a short distance away from the school.
No students, faculty or staff were involved or injured during the incident. And, deputies said yesterday afternoon, there was no ongoing threat to the school or the public.
Area law enforcement agencies posted messages of condolence.
