US EditionBaton Rouge Community Gathers for Healing Event After Mall Shooting
The event offered counseling and healing resources as officials said one suspect remains at large and 17-year-old Markel Lee faces murder charges.
- Baton Rouge Police Department booked 17-year-old Markel Lee on Friday on charges of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder following Thursday's shooting at the Mall of Louisiana.
- Police Chief TJ Morse stated the shooting resulted from a 'social media beef' between two groups who met at the mall and exchanged words before pulling guns.
- Fatal victim Martha Odom, 17, died from a gunshot wound to the chest, while 43-year-old Donnie Guillory remains in critical condition following the violence.
- Governor Jeff Landry criticized judicial leniency during a Friday press conference, announcing plans for a 'targeted warrant sweep' focused on people tied to the shooting.
- Days after the shooting, Baton Rouge neighbors gathered at Howell Park to honor victims, as Kristen Raby, director of victim services with the East Baton Rouge district attorney's office, emphasized the need for community unity.
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Baton Rouge community gathers for healing event after mall shooting
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Days after gunfire erupted in the Mall of Louisiana, Baton Rouge neighbors gathered at Howell Park’s community farm for an event honoring victims of crime. “It’s time for us all to come together to support each other,” said Kristen Raby, director of victim services with the East Baton Rouge district attorney’s office. The event comes in the wake of this week’s mass shooting, when police say gunshots rang out in the mall…
Authorities Announce Murder Charge After Louisiana Mall Shooting That Killed 1 Person, Injured 5
BATON ROUGE, La.—Louisiana authorities said Friday they had charged a 17-year-old with murder and were searching for another suspect after bystanders were caught in the crossfire of a shooting at a mall in Baton Rouge that killed one teenage girl and injured five other people. Baton Rouge Police Chief TJ Morse said the shooting Thursday at the Mall of Louisiana was not a random act and seemed to be driven by “social media beefs and maybe gang-re…
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