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Latest: Follow updates about shocking triple murder that killed BR toddler

3 years 5 months 2 weeks ago Tuesday, June 08 2021 Jun 8, 2021 June 08, 2021 3:00 PM June 08, 2021 in News
Source: WBRZ
By: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE - Ja'tyri "JT" Brown's family hopes the 1-year-old won't become a forgotten crime statistic in Baton Rouge.

Brown was killed by a stray bullet during chaotic gunfire Monday at an apartment complex on College Drive.  A Memorial Day pool party turned violent when gunmen opened fire, killing Brown and two others unrelated to her.

Follow WBRZ's week-long reporting on the situation here:

-Get the latest on the case here: Gunmen shot the victims then stole a weapon from a dead body at the scene

-JT's family holds city leaders, community activists just as responsible: "There's no resources," the family said

-"Somebody took her from me," grandmother said in an emotional TV interview

-Vigil held at apartment complex where toddler was murdered in triple shooting

-'Enough is enough:' Baton Rouge Police Chief frustrated with murders, tells people to give up the killers

-Leads pour in to catch the people who killed JT Brown

-Five of six suspects arrested week after deadly shooting, including two 15-year-olds and mother who helped alleged killers flee the state. 

-Nakamoto learns that a 19-year-old alleged gunman was out on three different bonds at the time of the murders.

Stream WBRZ newscasts online here

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