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Man shot to death after fight with suspect near corner of Hollywood Street and Plank Road

2 months 6 days 2 hours ago Friday, August 30 2024 Aug 30, 2024 August 30, 2024 7:31 AM August 30, 2024 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE - A man was shot to death outside a business near the corner of Hollywood Street and Plank Road on Thursday. 

Officials said the shooting happened outside of Uncle Moe's Food Mart and Deli around 5:30 p.m. Family identified the victim as 22-year-old Martrelle Hamilton Jr. 

BRPD said Hamilton and another man were involved in a fistfight. The other man armed himself with a gun, and when Hamilton tried to return to his vehicle, the other man fired at him multiple times. Hamilton died on the scene. 

There was not immediate information on a suspect or motive. 

This was the first of three fatal shootings to happen Thursday night. The second happened on I-110, and the third happened on Glen Oaks Drive

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