BATON ROUGE —- Baton Rouge Police have arrested one person in connection to a deadly shooting that killed a man on June 2nd. The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. near David Dr. & Sharp Ln.
According to Baton Rouge Police, 44-year-old James Harrell died from his injuries at the scene.
Detectives and U.S. Marshals arrested Andre Franklin on June 3rd for first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder and second-degree kidnapping, and felon in possession of a firearm.
Earlier Monday afternoon, Franklin was allegedly following Harrell and his girlfriend. BRPD says Franklin is the ex-boyfriend of Harrell’s new girlfriend. Detectives learned in their investigation that Franklin allegedly contacted the couple at a stoplight and they began to argue before separating.
Harrell and his girlfriend drove to his home, where they saw Franklin.
According to officials, Franklin exited his vehicle armed with a gun and confronted Harrell. He then is accused of shooting Harrell, killing him. Franklin then chased his ex-girlfriend and Harrell’s son, and allegedly shot at both of them.
BRPD says he was able to catch the woman and allegedly hit her multiple times, before forcing her into his vehicle at gunpoint. He fled the scene with her, but eventually let her go.
That’s when she was able to get to the Baker Police Department and report what happened.
Detectives talked to multiple witnesses and reviewed video surveillance that pinpointed Franklin as the one allegedly responsible for shooting and killing Harrell. He was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
Franklin has a criminal history, which includes but is not limited to possession of schedule 1 and schedule 2 drugs, possession with the intent to distribute marijuana and possession with the intent to distribute Xanax, according to Baton Rouge Police.
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