NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans police officer is in serious condition after being shot.

New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas said the officer, whom he didn’t name, was shot about 7:15 a.m. Saturday after entering a store where a robbery had been reported.

The Dollar General store is at St. Claude and Poland avenues in the city’s Ninth Ward.

Serpas says police are searching the neighborhood for the suspected shooter, and are advising residents to remain inside their homes. The St. Claude Avenue bridge over the Industrial Canal was closed and a helicopter has been called in to assist.

Serpas says a former officer picked up the injured officer’s radio and reported the shooting.

(mgnonline.com)