BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested Monday night for a fatal shooting that happened earlier in the day along Geronimo Street. 

The Baton Rouge Police Department said 27-year-old Larry Pearl was arrested for killing 23-year-old Joseph Wilson around 5:15 a.m. on Geronimo Street near the Ken-Warren Playground. 

Officers were alerted by shot spotters in the area. Wilson was taken to a hospital where he later died. 

Pearl was arrested and booked for second-degree murder and illegal use of a weapon. 

Officers said the motive for the murder is currently unknown.