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Arrest made in road rage incident-turned fatal shooting

6 months 1 week 3 days ago Wednesday, June 12 2024 Jun 12, 2024 June 12, 2024 9:55 AM June 12, 2024 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a man Tuesday for a road-rage shooting that left one person dead and wounded another. 

The Baton Rouge Police Department said it arrested 32-year-old Dilson Ramirez for the murder of 27-year-old Leonel Valeuy-Morales on May 26. 

WBRZ previously reported that the shooting happened around 3 a.m. along Riverlon Avenue — less than a mile from Department of Public Safety buildings, the Main Library and Liberty Lagoon. Valeuy-Morales was pronounced dead at the scene and the other victim was taken to a hospital. 

Ramirez was booked for first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and illegal use of a weapon. 

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