The owner of the Coffee Bean Cafe coffeeshop on Coursey Boulevard was shot in an armed robbery Thursday morning. The victim was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Baton Rouge Police Chief Thomas Morse said the shooting appears to have stemmed from an attempted robbery at a business. Emergency officials said the shooting reportedly happened in the parking lot of Coffee Bean Cafe on Coursey Boulevard near S. Sherwood Forest Boulevard just after 6:30 a.m. The victim is expected to be okay.

As if Louisiana business owners don't have enough hurdles to dodge, a local coffee shop owner was shot while opening his store.

Someone was shot and injured in a Baton Rouge coffeeshop Thursday morning, Baton Rouge police said. The shooting happened at about 6:30 a.m. at the Coffee Bean Cafe at 12177 Coursey Blvd., near South Sherwood Forest Boulevard, officials said. The victim was transported to the hospital in critical condition, emergency officials said.

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It was just another normal morning for Heather Smith, a local business owner on Coursey Boulevard in Baton Rouge.