In Louisiana, 2 dead, including police officer, after shooting and stabbing incident

The mini-mart in Sunset, Louisiana.
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In Sunset, Louisiana, two people, including a police officer, are dead and two wounded following a domestic dispute that ended with the suspect barricading himself in a convenience store.

Guidroz said Wiley has an "extensive criminal record," and is now in custody, The Associated Press reports. Guidroz said it's believed drugs were involved, telling NBC News: "When people ingest illegal drugs, they get brave, they get stupid."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.