79°
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
7 Day Forecast
Follow our weather team on social media

Man dies in barrage of gunfire in Baton Rouge overnight

6 years 10 months 1 week ago Thursday, June 15 2017 Jun 15, 2017 June 15, 2017 10:21 AM June 15, 2017 in Crime
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE – A posse of guys attacked and killed a man overnight, police revealed Thursday morning.

Wilbert Bell, Jr., 39, was found in the 2700 block of Lockwood Avenue off Chippewa, about six blocks north of Memorial Stadium. Police said the shooting happened around midnight.

Investigators said a group of guys in a white SUV opened fire on the man, who died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds.

There are no suspects or motive in the case.

***************

Follow the publisher of this post on Twitter: @treyschmaltz

Related Stories

More News

Desktop News

Click to open Continuous News in a sidebar that updates in real-time.
Radar
7 Days