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• One year after toddler's fentanyl death exposed failures at DCFS, father convicted in federal drug case

  October 19, 2023 2:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The father of a 2-year-old boy who fatally consumed fentanyl after repeated close calls at a drug-filled home in Baton Rouge took a plea deal this week in a separate federal drug case. The case led to a reckoning at the Department of Children and Family... more »

• Deputies arrested for shooting, killing man who refused to get out of car

  February 22, 2022 9:55 AM

  HARVEY - A pair of sheriff's deputies are facing manslaughter charges for shooting a man who refused to step out of his vehicle after they were called to a Jefferson Parish neighborhood to investigate a noise complaint. The two deputies, 29-year-old Isaac Hughes and 35-year-old Johnathan Louis, were among... more »

• Missing 4-year-old found dead in toy chest at his home

  July 29, 2021 1:44 PM

  HURRICANE, Utah- A 4-year-old boy who was reported missing was later found suffocated inside a toy chest at his home. Kache Wallis' grandmother told Hurricane Police on July 25 she had put him to bed the night before, but when she checked on him the next morning he was... more »

• Accidental shooting near Airline Highway claims one life

  July 4, 2020 6:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Emergency crews responded to a fatal shooting near Airline Highway Saturday afternoon. At 6 p.m. deputies responded to the 4000 block of N. Fuller Place. Thomas Edelen, 18, was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, the victim... more »

• Investigative Unit: House where 3-year-old was shot had another deadly accidental shooting in 2016 Play Video

  January 27, 2020 5:43 PM

  UPDATE: The coroner's officer said Tuesday the child died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot to the head. More details here: http://www.wbrz.com/news/coroner-3-year-old-accidentally-shot-killed-himself ***** BATON ROUGE - The WBRZ Investigative Unit found the home where a 3-year-old was shot and killed over the weekend, in what authorities are calling an... more »

• Father, son arrested after accidental shooting of 7-year-old boy in classroom

  May 18, 2017 4:29 PM

  MOSS BLUFF – A father and son have been arrested after the accidental shooting of a 7-year-old boy while inside a Calcasieu Parish classroom on Monday . According to the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, the initial investigation revealed a first grader brought a loaded gun to school in his... more »

• Lafayette man dies in accidental shooting

  April 7, 2016 1:07 PM

  LAFAYETTE- A 21-year-old man has died from injuries sustained in an overnight shooting in Lafayette. The victim is identified as Colin Norwood, 21, of Baton Rouge. Lafayette police said they were called to an apartment complex in the 1400 block of Bertrand Drive for reports of an accidental... more »

• Deputies: Drunk woman accidentally fired gun into neighboring apartment Play Video

  December 28, 2015 10:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Gonzales woman Sunday night after they say she accidentally fired a gun into an adjacent apartment. Lauren Lee, 20 of Gonzales, noted she was intoxicated early Sunday morning and pulled the trigger of a gun she thought wasn't... more »

• Deputies investigate apparent accidental shooting

  December 16, 2015 9:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies responded to an accidental shooting Wednesday evening. An ambulance transported a victim to an area hospital, sources said. The extent of their injuries was unclear. The shooting happened in the Indigo Park development off Nicholson near Gardere. No arrests were made as... more »