27 May: Standoff in Baton Rouge with SWAT team, intoxicated man with firearm found, suspect taken into custody and hospitalized.

On May 27, a standoff occurred in Baton Rouge on Maplewood Drive, involving the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office and a SWAT team. Deputies found an intoxicated man with a long firearm inside a house after receiving a call of shots fired at 5 a.m. The suspect was taken into custody at 6:15 a.m. and transported to the hospital for evaluation. The victim's condition and cause of the incident are still unclear.