17:30 LRN Newscast July 5th

Republican members of Louisiana’s Congressional delegation have been highly critical of an FBI investigation that determined Hillary Clinton should not face federal charges for using a private email account to send classified material. US Representative Charles Boustany believes Clinton should drop out of the presidential race.

A Gonzales man is behind bars today after cops say he allegedly shot his ex girlfriend in the face on the side of the interstate. Michelle Southern reports…:
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An investigation is ongoing into a fatal police shooting. Baton Rouge Corporal L’Jean McKneely says one of their officers fired their weapon after getting into a scuffle with 37-year-old Alton Sterling…
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Witnesses tell the Baton Rouge Advocate that the deceased man did not have a gun. The shooting happened in front of conveinence store after police received a call about a man with gun in the area.

One man is dead and another is in the hospital following a shooting in Shreveport on Independence Day. Cpl. Marcus Hines says 33-year-old Antonio Collins and 32-year-old Exzavious Thomas were next door neighbors arguing over shooting fireworks…:
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Hines says Collins suffered a fatal shot to the chest, and Thomas was also injured.