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BRPD makes arrest in deadly shooting off Highland Road
September 7, 2023 1:38 PM
BATON ROUGE - Police have arrested a suspect linked to a shooting that left a man dead near Highland Road over the summer. The Baton Rouge Police Department said Thursday that officers arrested Keon Wilson, 42, in the July 7 shooting on West Johnson Street. The shooting left 30-year-old... more » -
Months after teen's killing in Baton Rouge, police arrest suspect on manslaughter charge
August 23, 2023 5:27 PM
BATON ROUGE - Police have arrested a man accused of killing a 19-year-old earlier this year, several months after officers say they first questioned the suspected shooter. Baton Rouge Police announced an arrest Wednesday in the April 20 shooting that left Kevin Dunn dead. At the time, police... more » -
Officer among 2 killed in Evangeline Parish shooting Monday night
August 1, 2023 12:58 PM
VILLE PLATTE - A law enforcement officer was among two people fatally shot Monday night in Evangeline Parish. The shooting was first reported shortly after 8:30 p.m. at a home on W Beauregard Street in Ville Platte. The shooting involved a man and woman, as well as a deputy... more » -
Report: Former employee who killed workers at Harvey shipyard shot by deputies
July 17, 2023 3:27 PM
HARVEY, La. - A recently-fired employee of a shipyard in Jefferson Parish walked into work on Monday, shot two former coworkers and then drove away. After an hours-long search, the shooter was found by deputies and was killed in a gun battle. WWL-TV reports the shooting happened Monday at... more » -
Traffic stop led BRPD to key evidence in toddler's unsolved killing; still no arrests a year later Play Video
July 7, 2023 9:53 PM
BATON ROUGE - Newly filed court documents have revealed that during a traffic stop last year detectives found a gun linked to the long-unsolved killing of a 3-year-old , though it appears the weapon has not led police to an arrest in the toddler's murder more than a year later.... more » -
Deputies investigating apparent murder-suicide in Denham Springs
November 22, 2022 12:41 PM
DENHAM SPRINGS - A 74-year-old man reportedly killed a woman before shooting himself in an apparent murder-suicide Monday night. Investigators said the bodies were discovered around 10 p.m. Monday on Acadiana Avenue. The sheriff's office identified the two as 73-year-old Patricia Blue and 74-year-old Carl Altazin. Few details... more » -
'She didn't deserve that': After teen allegedly had her mother killed, heartbroken grandfather wants answers Play Video
October 14, 2022 4:50 PM
BATON ROUGE - A grandfather is in disbelief after learning his 16-year-old granddaughter is accused of arranging her own mother's murder . Wednesday night, 16-year-old Jermyne Lewis allegedly recruited a teenage boy to help murder 33-year-old Markeshia Stone. Lewis came up with the plot after she got into an... more » -
Businesses distributing 'Live like Allie' bracelets in memory of slain LSU student
September 26, 2022 4:03 PM
BATON ROUGE - Businesses throughout the capital area are handing out bracelets honoring LSU student Allie Rice as police continue to search for her killer . Family and friends launched the campaign "Live Like Allie" in remembrance of the 21-year-old LSU senior. The group's Facebook page said the yellow... more » -
Feds find suspected murderer aboard tugboat in Gulf of Mexico after break in La. missing person case
August 9, 2022 3:20 PM
HUSSER - Federal agents went into the Gulf of Mexico to make a murder arrest after a missing man's body was found buried in a shallow grave in rural Louisiana. Three suspects were booked for first-degree murder, armed robbery and obstruction of justice on Aug. 3, a day after... more » -
Police: 2-year-old shot to death in New Orleans
June 23, 2022 10:16 AM
NEW ORLEANS - A toddler died after a reported accidental shooting at a New Orleans home Wednesday night. The New Orleans Police Department was initially called to a house on Apple Street in response to the shooting but found no one there. Officers later found out a 2-year-old boy... more » -
Texas man fled with infant son after shooting wife and mother-in-law; shooter later found dead
June 2, 2022 11:07 AM
SPRING, Tx. - A man who shot his wife and her mother in the head before fleeing with his 3-month-old child later died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. His child has since been found safe. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said the ordeal began around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday... more » -
'You took my world away': 80-year-old killed in crossfire moments after attending grandson's graduation
June 1, 2022 1:11 PM
NEW ORLEANS - A high school graduation turned deadly when gunfire erupted as the ceremony let out, killing an 80-year-old woman who was there to watch her grandchild walk across the stage. Augustine Greenwood died Tuesday after she was shot outside Xavier University's Convocation Center, where Morris Jeff High... more » -
Mississippi murder suspect captured in Louisiana after spending weeks on the run
May 20, 2022 7:21 PM
WOODVILLE, Miss. - A murder suspect who allegedly shot his girlfriend when she refused to help him hide from Mississippi law enforcement was taken into custody in Louisiana. Jacory Carr, 25, had been on the run from authorities since May 5, when he allegedly murdered someone at an apartment... more » -
Mom charged in daughter's murder was placed on leave after Nakamoto exposed disturbing details of neglect
May 6, 2022 1:00 PM
SLAUGHTER - About a week before a grand jury charged Sheila Fletcher with killing her daughter, she was placed on unpaid leave at her current government job as WBRZ exposed the shocking neglect that went on inside her home. Fletcher—who currently works as a city prosecutor's secretary in Zachary—has... more » -
Husband pleads guilty in wife's killing months after popular crime podcast shed light on the case Play Video
May 4, 2022 11:44 AM
ERWINVILLE - A man arrested in his wife's murder , shortly after the case was featured in a high-profile true crime podcast, pleaded guilty Wednesday. Gerald "Peanut" Pourciau Jr., who was initially booked for second-degree murder, took a plea deal and was convicted Wednesday on charges of manslaughter and... more » -
Facebook Live stabbing victim died of smoke inhalation after attacker set car on fire, coroner says Play Video
April 26, 2022 1:07 PM
BATON ROUGE - A woman who was repeatedly stabbed inside a car during a vicious attack that was livestreamed on social media was still alive when her attacker set the vehicle on fire, initial autopsy results show. Janice David—who was tied to the steering wheel with jumper cables throughout... more » -
Police: 4-year-old died after she was forced to drink alcohol; mom & grandmother booked for murder Play Video
April 22, 2022 10:48 AM
BATON ROUGE – A girl died of alcohol poisoning after she was forced to drink half a bottle of whiskey as a form of punishment, police said. Inside the home on Wallis Street on Thursday morning , police found firefighters and paramedics fighting to save a little girl... more » -
Teenage carjackers arrested for 73-year-old's murder in New Orleans
March 22, 2022 2:27 PM
NEW ORLEANS - Four juveniles are charged with murder after they allegedly stole a woman's car and then drove off with her dragging behind the vehicle. The crime happened early Monday afternoon in the Mid-City area of New Orleans. Witnesses said the attackers pulled 73-year-old Linda Frickey from her... more » -
Argument at Baton Rouge group home led to deadly stabbing
March 8, 2022 11:38 AM
BATON ROUGE - A man allegedly stabbed another person to death at an apartment building Monday after the two got into a disagreement. The Baton Rouge Police Department said Eric Stewart, 37, was arrested for the stabbing Monday evening at the apartment on North 17th Street. Police said Stewart... more » -
Man accused of killing La. bar owner arrested in Mississippi after high-speed chase
March 7, 2022 8:53 AM
BOGALUSA - A man suspected of murdering a Louisiana bar owner was arrested over the weekend after a days-long crime spree that spanned two states. The Washington Parish Sheriff's Office first shared surveillance images Friday showing the suspect inside the Pub Lounge, saying that the man seen in the... more » -
Police: Attempted murder-suicide in New Roads stemmed from couple's argument
February 24, 2022 7:09 PM
NEW ROADS - A man killed his wife and unsuccessfully tried to kill himself in an attempted suicide-murder, police said Thursday. New Roads Police Chief Kevin McDonald told WBRZ that James Cobb, 61, shot and killed his wife, 62-year-old Veronica Cobb, and then attempted to kill himself at a... more » -
Man shot to death during argument in parking lot of BR apartment
February 15, 2022 11:23 PM
BATON ROUGE - One man is dead and another is behind bars following a shooting that left a man dead Tuesday afternoon. Brandon Williams, 21, was booked into jail later Tuesday evening for second-degree murder. Williams is accused of shooting 26-year-old Sadi Armstead around 1 p.m. on Sherwood Hollow... more » -
Three killed during fight outside Texas sports bar
February 14, 2022 8:23 AM
LAREDO, Texas - Three men were shot to death early Sunday morning after a fight broke out at a bar in south Texas. The shooting happened around 2 a.m. outside the TKO Sports Bar and Grill in Laredo. Police said three men were shot during the confrontation. Two... more » -
Woman found dead in plastic container had fentanyl in her system, sheriff says Play Video
February 1, 2022 9:13 AM
GONZALES - A woman's body was found stuffed inside a plastic container sitting in an abandoned pick-up truck over the weekend, according to Ascension Parish sheriff's deputies. The sheriff's office said the grisly discovery was made Friday evening on Rue de la Bois Road, a dead-end street near Bayou... more » -
Mother, boyfriend plead not guilty in 2-year-old Nevaeh Allen's murder
January 28, 2022 5:44 PM
BATON ROUGE - A couple accused of beating a toddler to death and then faking the girl's disappearance was formally charged with her murder Jan. 27 and plead not guilty Feb. 7. Court records show a grand jury indicted Phillip Gardner and Lanaya Cardwell, each on a count of... more » -
Boy, 10, struck by falling bullet on New Year's Eve
January 3, 2022 1:05 PM
NEW ORLEANS - A child was struck in the face by a falling bullet while watching fireworks from his backyard on New Year's Eve. The boy's friends and family told WWLTV the incident happened around 10 p.m. Friday while 10-year-old Fabian Rivera was sitting on a swing set at... more » -
Baton Rouge Police held Monday briefing to discuss crime-fighting plans amid wave of killings
December 13, 2021 1:43 PM
BATON ROUGE -Amid soaring record-setting crime, the Baton Rouge Police Department scheduled a Monday afternoon news conference to discuss the situation. Mayor Sharon Weston Broome discussed the city-parish using additional funding from the American Rescue Plan for crime prevention and gun violence prevention. "We must work hand... more » -
Deadly shootout involving teens marks latest violence at troubled Tigerland apartment Play Video
November 9, 2021 12:40 PM
Update: Two suspects, ages 18 and 17, have been arrested in the killing. Read the latest here: https://www.wbrz.com/news/juvenile-among-2-arrested-in-tigerland-shootout-that-killed-teen ------ BATON ROUGE - Pelumi Folojimi has lived at the Tiger Plaza apartments for two years. On Sunday, he came home to something peculiar: white dust on his couch. ... more » -
Suspect pleads not guilty in multi-parish shooting spree that killed state trooper Play Video
November 2, 2021 3:49 PM
GONZALES - A man accused of killing two people, including a state trooper, in a shooting spree that spanned three different parishes pleaded not guilty to a slew of charges Tuesday. Matthew Mire pleaded not guilty in Ascension Parish, where he's charged with killing Pamela Adair —who Mire knew... more » -
Woman allegedly killed boyfriend during domestic dispute at BR home
October 25, 2021 3:29 PM
BATON ROUGE - A woman was booked on a murder charge after she allegedly shot and killed her boyfriend early Monday morning. The shooting happened on Metairie Drive in Baton Rouge around 12:45 a.m. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said Dario Stanley was found lying in the doorway... more » -
Pregnant mother of slain toddler, boyfriend both jailed on $375K bonds Play Video
October 1, 2021 12:49 PM
BATON ROUGE - Bonds have been set for a couple accused of beating a toddler to death and then faking the child's disappearance. A judge set bond at $375,000 each for Lanaya Cardwell and Phillip Gardner on Monday. At that same hearing, it was also learned Cardwell is eight... more » -
Two dead and one wounded in St. Francisville murder-suicide
September 21, 2021 10:40 PM
ST. FRANCISVILLE - A domestic disturbance ended in gunfire and the deaths of a wife and her estranged husband Monday night. At 11:30 p.m., West Feliciana Sheriff's Deputies responded to a 911 call of a shooting on Ruth Street at the home of 70-year-old Peggy Rayburn. Once inside,... more » -
Officials recover body of Livingston Parish man who drowned in Bogue Chitto River
August 10, 2021 5:41 PM
FRANKLINTON - A man from Livingston Parish is one of two people who recently died in separate drowning incidents at a river in eastern Louisiana. The Washington Parish Sheriff's Office said the latest drowning happened Aug. 9 and involved a man from Livingston Parish who was tubing in the... more » -
Two arrested after man found shot to death in car near Amite River last week
August 6, 2021 4:27 PM
CLINTON - Two men were arrested after a body was discovered inside a car along LA 10 late last week. The East Feliciana Sheriff's Office said the body was found around 5:30 a.m. Friday on the highway, just west of the Amite River. The sheriff's office said Lance T.... more » -
Man found guilty of attempted murder; shot niece in stomach
August 6, 2021 1:34 PM
TANGIPAHOA PARISH - A man was arrested in August for shooting his niece in the stomach was found guilty of attempted murder Monday. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said 41-year-old Willie London was arrested August 12, 2022. According to reports, London and his niece got in a fight August... more » -
Newborn died from fentanyl overdose; mom allegedly used drugs before breastfeeding
August 5, 2021 2:04 PM
KENNER - The mother of a baby that died just days after being born is now charged in the newborn's death. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said Thursday that Lana Cristina, 28, was booked for second-degree murder in the death of her 4-day-old child. The baby died June... more » -
One person arrested in deadly shooting at Tigerland apartment complex Play Video
July 23, 2021 11:59 AM
UPDATE: Police have arrested 20-year-old Coron Davis in connection with the death of Jacques Jones that occurred at a Tigerland apartment complex last month. Baton Rouge Police Department said Davis was booked on charges of second-degree murder and illegal use of a weapon. Read the original story below:... more » -
5-year-old dies after man allegedly set fire to girlfriend and nephew
July 14, 2021 2:51 PM
FRANKLIN - Police arrested a man after he allegedly set fire to his girlfriend and 5-year-old nephew following a break-up. Centerville Volunteer Fire Company was called to Prairie Road in Franklin for a mobile home fire July 13 around 8 p.m. Firefighters found a woman and 5-year-old standing outside... more »