Apparent attempted suicide involving SRO near First Baptist Christian School

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Deputies are investigating an apparent attempted suicide involving a school resource officer in Lafayette, authorities said.

According to the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office, investigators were working in the vicinity of First Baptist Christian School this morning in reference to an off-campus incident involving a Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer.

Authorities said the SRO sustained life-threatening injuries from a self-inflicted gunshot.