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Child injured, adult killed after shooting at North Acadian Thruway, Fairfields Avenue

2 hours 31 minutes 8 seconds ago Sunday, December 15 2024 Dec 15, 2024 December 15, 2024 11:05 AM December 15, 2024 in News
Source: WBRZ

Sunday Update:  41-year-old Derwin James was killed, and a 10-year-old boy were injured after being shot while inside a vehicle.   James tried to leave the area after the shooting, but crashed in the 2300 block of Pawnee Street.  Police say this is a domestic incident, and the investigation remains ongoing.

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BATON ROUGE - Two people were injured, with a child being hurt and an adult in critical condition, after a shooting on North Acadian Thruway and Fairfields Avenue.

Officials said a child was transported in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries at North Acadian Thruway and Fairfields Avenue, while another person was transported in critical condition.

According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the adult who was critically injured drove away and passed out behind the wheel, leading to his vehicle crashing into a house on Pawnee Street. BRPD also confirmed the dispute was domestic in nature.

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