BATON ROUGE — A man is dead after being shot by Baton Rouge Police inside an abandoned apartment building along Titian Avenue on Tuesday morning. 

According to Baton Rouge Police Chief TJ Morse, the now-deceased man, identified as 33-year-old Devin Morris, was a domestic violence suspect who, just before midnight on Monday, stabbed an elderly man several times at a home along Winthrop Avenue. Officials told WBRZ that the man survived the stabbing and noted that his injuries were non-life-threatening.

Morris then led police on a pursuit in a stolen car until abandoning the vehicle and running inside the apartments along Titian Avenue. 

Chief Morse said that, after several hours of negotiating to remove Morris from the building, drones and canine units were eventually sent in. The man then began fighting with the police dogs and officers. 

Chief Morse added that Morris was then fatally shot by one of the officers during this encounter. 

The officer who shot Morris has since been placed on administrative leave, per department policy. 

Chief Morse noted that Morris had a lengthy criminal history and that more information will be released throughout the day. 

This is the second officer-involved shooting in Baton Rouge over the last several days. On Sunday, an officer shot a man allegedly threatening people with a rifle along Harding Boulevard.