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Bystander injured after pair of drive-by shootings on, near Airline Highway

2 months 3 weeks 22 hours ago Wednesday, August 14 2024 Aug 14, 2024 August 14, 2024 4:02 PM August 14, 2024 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE — A pair of drive-by shootings on and near Airline Highway left one person with minor injuries, Baton Rouge Police said.

The first shooting took place around 3:03 p.m. on Tuesday on North Foster Drive near Airline Highway. Police said a blue sedan was shot multiple times. According to witnesses, people in another car shot at the blue sedan. No one was injured, police said.

Moments later, police responded to a second shooting that resulted in a three-vehicle accident down Airline Highway near St. Gerard Avenue. No one in the cars was injured, but one of the vehicles sustained damage from the shooting. 

Police said that a person was grazed on the knee by a bullet while sitting at the bus stop. Police did not clarify whether the two shootings were connected.

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