Baton Rouge man dies in Friday night Burbank Drive shooting

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Posted: Nov 29, 2020 / 04:52 PM CST / Updated: Nov 29, 2020 / 04:52 PM CST

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A Baton Rouge man died after a being shot late Friday night on Burbank Drive just minutes from the LSU campus.

Officers with the Baton Rouge Police Department found 32-year-old Christopher Worley, of 10345 Winterhue Drive, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound after a shooting occurred around 11:55 p.m. at 4040 Burbank Drive, according to BRPD spokesperson Sgt. Don Coppola Jr.

Worley died from his injuries at a local hospital.

Anyone with information on the deadly shooting is urged to call BRPD’s Violent Crimes Unit at 389-4869 or Crime Stoppers at 344-7867.

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