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Police arrest 15-year-old in North Harco Drive homicide

3 years 4 months 1 week ago Thursday, July 08 2021 Jul 8, 2021 July 08, 2021 9:05 AM July 08, 2021 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE - Authorities in Baton Rouge have arrested a juvenile in connection with the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old at a North Harco Drive apartment complex on Monday (July 5).

Representatives with the Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD) say it was late Monday morning when Lesage Butler III was found shot to death.

Days later, late Wednesday night, police arrested a 15-year-old male juvenile in connection with Butler's death.

Police say the juvenile was booked in the Juvenile Detention Center on charges of second-degree murder and illegal use of a weapon.

This is a developing situation, check back for updates. 

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