A police officer has died and another is fighting for his life after a shooting in Louisiana.
A man opened fire against a Swat team in the state capital Baton Rouge after he shot at two officers and barricaded himself inside a house.
Police were then involved in a stand-off with the suspect,lasting for four hours.
The suspect, later named as Ronnie Kato, 36, was taken into custody later on Sunday evening.
Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul told The Advocate the two officers were shot in a northern residential district in the city, and that one of the officers later died from his injuries.
Police said the officers who were shot had responded earlier in the day to reports of gunfire in the area.
At a news conference on Sunday evening, the police chief said the killed officer was a 21-year law enforcement veteran, according to WBRZ-TV.
He said the wounded colleague had seven years of police work.
The chief did not identify the two officers and did not immediately say what charges Kato might face.
Mr Paul said: "Our officers - talk about being public servants and the responsibility that comes along with being a law enforcement officer.
"This is a call no chief wants to get."
Police released few details about the shooting of the two officers or events that led up to it, adding that their investigation is continuing.
