BATON ROUGE — Saturday was another busy day for Baton Rouge Police officers as they responded to four separate shootings. The latest happened after 11 p.m. leaving a 31-year-old man dead.
It was around 11:10 p.m. when officers responded to the 1100 block of Convention St. for a shooting. At the scene, officers found a man dead on the front porch of a home. He has been identified as 31-year-old Gregory Lee. No other details are available.
Prior to that, officers responded to a double shooting around 5 p.m. on Wood St., near Hollywood Street. Two people were injured by gunfire. According to BRPD, 17-year-old E’Myeri Walker, died at the scene and a man was transported to a hospital in stable condition.
Both Walker and the man were seated inside a vehicle parked in the driveway of a residence when the shooting occurred, per officials.
Around 1:20 p.m. on Jan. 10, Javen Grisby, 16, was injured from a gunshot wound to the head and transported to a hospital in critical condition. It happened near Heidel Ave. and W. Brookstown Drive. That intersection is close to the Salvation Army Church & Community Center.
The day started with a shooting overnight around 2:40 a.m. in the 4100 block of N Foster Drive near a convenience store with a 53-year-old injured, BRPD said. Per BRPD, no arrests have been made. No other details are available at this time.
This is just the latest of several shootings in Baton Rouge over the past few days, including multiple Friday night into Saturday morning.
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No other information is available at this time, including any suspects or motive.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 344-STOP. You can also submit an anonymous tip online.
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