On the evening of Friday, May 26, two shootings left two persons dead and one other person injured, according to investigators with the Baton Rouge Police Department.
The first shooting, per BRPD, occurred at roughly 11:30 p.m. on Main Street close to the North Acadian Thruway.
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According to authorities, Ennis Abraham, 26, died as a result of the incident. They stated that a second person was sent to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Just before midnight, according to police, a second shooting took place on West Brookstown Drive close to Prescott Road.
According to authorities, 29-year-old Robert Lee Lavallias Jr. was killed at the scene.
At this point, neither the motivation nor the perpetrator in the two fatal shootings are known.
The shootings on Friday night are only two of numerous events that have happened in Baton Rouge over the course of several days.
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At a news conference on Friday, May 26, Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul addressed the continued violence. For repeat offenders, Chief Paul had a powerful message.
“We will continue building our cases. And you will continue to see us. When we arrest you and you get out of jail, you’re going to see us again. I get sick and tired of hearing from my police office that we’re dealing with the same individuals,” Chief Paul said.
Meanwhile, a Baton Rouge man who is allegedly responsible for firing rounds during a shooting in April that left two people dead was detained on Friday, May 26.
Tyrece Rollins, 21, was taken into custody by the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office and charged with two charges of primary to second-degree murder.
According to court documents, EBRSO deputies reacted to a shooting on Denova Street on April 18. 23 bullets were fired, as heard by a neighborhood audio surveillance program that notifies law enforcement to the sound of gunfire.
