Three men were arrested in a plot to murder Baton Rouge police.
The men were arrested after the broke into a pawn shop to steal weapons for the attack.
From left, Antonio Thomas, 17, Trashone Coats, 23, and Malik Bridgewater, 20. Baton Rouge Police Department. (NBC News)
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One suspect remains at large in the plot to kill Baton Rouge police officers.
A fourth suspect remains at large.
NBC News reported:
A suspect remains at large in an alleged plot to kill officers after the fatal police shooting of Alton Sterling at a Louisiana store, authorities said Tuesday.
Col. Mike Edmonson, superintendent of the Louisiana State Police, said at a news conference that the plot, had it been carried out, would have caused “substantial harm to police in the Baton Rouge area.”
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Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie Jr. said the plot was uncovered following a robbery Saturday shortly after midnight at a pawn shop where eight handguns and a BB rifle were stolen. Two of the handguns have yet to be recovered, he said.
Two men — Antonio Thomas, 17, and Malik Bridgewater, 20 — were arrested on firearms and burglary charges. A third, Trashone Coats, 23, was arrested and charged with illegal possession of a stolen firearm.
A fourth, whose identity isn’t known, is believed to be still at large, along with the two missing handguns, police said.
A 13-year-old boy, who wasn’t identified because he’s a juvenile, was also taken into custody in connection with the burglary, police said later in a statement.
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