Late night BR shooting leaves 5 shot including one dead

November 21, 2021 Kiran Chawla News 0

Around 2am Sunday Nov. 21, Baton Rouge Police officers were called out to Charcoal Lounge on Plank Rd.

There were multiple calls to police for an active shooting.

Officers found four victims on scene, one who had died, two others with life-threatening gunshot wounds and a fourth person shot in the leg. A fifth victim, who had left the scene, later called to report he had been shot in the ankle.

The immediate area of the shooting was shut down as officers worked the scene.

This is an ongoing investigation.

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