BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — One person is dead following a late-night shooting in Baton Rouge.
Baton Rouge Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Darren P. Ahmed Jr. said the shooting happened just before 10 p.m. on Dougherty Drive. Two men were shot and one was killed.
According to police, the victims were parked in the Pine Square Apartments parking lot when several suspects walked through the gate and opened fire at the truck.
Police said the driver was killed and identified him as Keandre Simpson, 18. The other male victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Baton Rouge Police said there is currently no known motive or information on the suspect or suspects involved.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Violent Crimes Unit at 225-389-4869 or Crime Stoppers at 225-344-7867.
