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One man accidentally shot another in the chest while playing with a handgun early Wednesday morning, killing him, Baton Rouge Police said. Deangelo Coleman, 26, accidentally shot 23-year-old Kendrick Wilson in the chest around 12:10 a.m. Wednesday in a home on St. Gerard Ave. off of Florida Blvd., BRPD spokesman Sgt. L'Jean McKneely said.

BATON ROUGE - A woman was killed while riding in a car on Florida Boulevard early Wednesday morning. The shooting happened shortly before 3 a.m. on Florida near Sharp Road. The Baton Rouge Police Department said the victim, 18-year-old Madison Brown, was in the passenger seat of a vehicle heading west when she was struck by gunfire.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Detectives with the Baton Rouge Police Department are searching for a woman from Houma who was last seen in the Baton Rouge area. BRPD said Ebony Kirby, 23, was last seen on April 21. She is 5-foot-3 and weighs 150 pounds. Anyone with information on...

BATON ROUGE - Police are trying to piece together what happened after a man was found fatally stabbed Tuesday afternoon. The Baton Rouge Police Department announced the death of the unidentified victim late Wednesday morning. The man, said to be 30 years old, was found in the area of Adams Avenue just west of I-110.

BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD) — Baton Rouge Police Missing Person Detectives are searching for Ebony Kirby, 23, who was last seen on April 21 in the Baton Rouge area. Kirby is described to be 5 foot 3 inches tall, and weighs 150 pounds. She is from the Houma area.

ASCENSION PARISH, La (BRPROUD) — Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office (APSO) is seeking the location of a man who was allegedly involved in a shooting incident on May 10 in Donaldsonville. ASPO responded to a shooting incident near Oak Street and West Sixth Street in Donaldsonville. At the scene,...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An officer with the Baton Rouge Police Department has been placed on administrative leave after he was arrested on Tuesday, May 17, for allegedly pulling a gun on utility workers while they were in his backyard digging holes for fiber optic cable. Donald Johnson is...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A young man died after he was knocked unconscious while trying to protect a woman outside a club and now a second suspect has been arrested in connection with his death. The Baton Rouge Police Department identified the victim as Hayes Sellers. According to an...

PORT ALLEN, La. (WAFB) - A man was found dead inside a mobile home that caught fire early Wednesday, May 18, according to the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal. Fire investigators said the West Baton Rouge Fire District No. 1 responded to a fire on Cactus Lane in Port Allen around 1:45 a.m. and firefighters later found a man’s body inside.

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BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD) — Baton Rouge Police Homicide Detectives are investigating a stabbing that happened in the 2000 block of Adams Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he later died. BRPD says the motive and suspect is unknown at this time.

PORT ALLEN, La. (BRPROUD) – Deputies with the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal were called to the scene a reported mobile home fire early Wednesday morning. “Around 1:45 a.m., West Baton Rouge Fire District #1 responded to a fire call in the 6500 block of Cactus Ln,” according to the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal.

DONALDSONVILLE, La. (WAFB) - Detectives with the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office say they need the public’s help searching for a Donaldsonville man wanted in connection to a shooting in Ascension Parish. Sheriff Bobby Webre says deputies responded to a shooting near Oak Street and West Sixth Street in...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Curtiest Adam Glover, 40, of Baton Rouge is behind bars after an alleged incident at the home of a “friend.”. Earlier this year, Glover is said to have entered a home on Trails End Ave. through the back door. The affidavit states that...

A 30-year-old man was stabbed to death in the 2000 block of Adams Avenue on Tuesday, Baton Rouge police said. It happened around 4:08 p.m., according to Sgt. L'Jean McKneely Jr., a BRPD spokesman. The victim's name has not been released yet because the family has not been notified, McKneely...

The Kern County Sheriff's Office said a man from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who was killed May 6th when his motorcycle crashed with a Freightliner in Ridgecrest has been identified.

WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH (WAFB) - Deputies in West Baton Rouge Parish are looking for two men accused of stealing dozens of cans of Red Bull from a convenience store in Port Allen before speeding off in a U-Haul. The energy drink heist happened at 2:29 a.m. on April 4,...

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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a deadly stabbing that happened Tuesday, May 17. Detectives said the victim is a 30-year-old man but his name has not yet been released. They added the stabbing happened on Adams Avenue, which is not far from Choctaw...

The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting May 10 after 8 p.m. near Oak Street and West Sixth Street in Donaldsonville. According to a news release, deputies found a male sitting inside a truck that had been struck by multiple gunshots. The male told deputies he was...