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Baton Rouge nightclub loses liquor license after 12 people were shot

Louisiana's Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control commissioner, Ernest Legier told the Advocate that ATC issued an emergency suspension for Dior nightclub.

NEW ORLEANS — The Baton Rouge nightclub where 12 people were injured in a mass shooting early Sunday has lost its liquor license, according to our partners at The Advocate

Louisiana's Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control commissioner, Ernest Legier, told the Advocate that ATC issued an emergency suspension for Dior nightclub, saying the "seriousness of the allegations and the potential threat to public safety." 

The nightclub will stay closed during the investigation.

Baton Rouge police say the shooting occurred at the Dior Bar & Lounge at 4619 Bennington Avenue near College Drive at around 1:30 a.m.

EMS brought five people to the hospital, with seven others went to the hospital via private means.

   

                                       

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