The Baton Rouge Police Department has arrested a suspect who allegedly kidnapped a female victim from a local domestic violence center. BRPD reports that detectives learned about the incident around 11 a.m. on July 4, 2024. During the investigation, detectives say they had very little to no leads on the name or location of the … Read more
Update – The Baton Rouge Police Department is searching for a homicide suspect. BRPD detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating 35-year-old Josue Guevara Mejia. BRPD investigators believe Mejia was involved in a homicide that occurred in the 1300 block of North Cristy Drive on June 29, 2024. The homicide claimed the life of … Read more
A 27-year-old man is dead following a double shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Baton Rouge Police Department says it is investigating the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Leonel Valey-Morales. The shooting occurred at 300 Riverlon Avenue around 3:03 a.m. on May 26, 2024. BRPD Communications received multiple calls reporting shots fired in the area. At … Read more
Two teens have been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting on Longfellow Drive in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. According to BRPD, Homicide Detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Daon Scott. Scott was found deceased from multiple gunshot wounds at 5201 Longfellow Drive. On May 1, 2024, BRPD Homicide Detectives arrested two 16-year-old male … Read more
A 19-year-old from Baton Rouge, Louisiana has been charged with Threatening the Use of a Destructive Device in connection to a South Carolina school threat incident. The Baton Rouge Police Department reports that the teen is charged in the hoax that was the first in a series of separate, similar hoaxes at Carolina Forest High … Read more
Two men are dead as a result of a shooting at the Fountain Motel in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Baton Rouge Police Department Homicide Detectives are investigating. In a social media post, BRPD says the shooting occurred at the Fountain Motel at 9201 Airline Highway. It was reported around 8:10 p.m. on April 15, 2024. Two … Read more
The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a homicide on Sycamore Street. According to BRPD, Homicide Detectives are investigating a double shooting that occurred around 9:37 p.m. in the 5400 block of Sycamore Street. Two shooting victims were located at the scene. Both victims were transported to an area hospital with gunshot wounds. The juvenile … Read more
The Baton Rouge Police Department has arrested a suspect in a homicide at 1184 Bob Pettit Boulevard. According to BRPD, the Homicide Division initiated its investigation into the death of 26-year-old Devin Repath. The victim was killed around 1:18 a.m. on March 23, 2024. BRPD says uniform patrol officers were working extra duty at the … Read more
The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred around 11:15 a.m. on Sunday. BRPD says Homicide Division detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of 35-year-old Edward Books. Officers responded to the 12400 block of Cate Avenue for a shooting around 11:15 a.m. on Sunday. At the scene, responding Uniform Patrol officers … Read more
The Baton Rouge Police Department has announced an arrest in a recent double shooting that killed a 23-year-old man. BRPD Homicide Detectives began investigating the shooting death of 23-year-old Jashawn Neal around 4:28 p.m. on March 26, 2024. BRPD says Neal was fatally shot at the Colonial Terrace Apartments at 675 Wooddale Boulevard. A 1-year-old … Read more