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Gov. Landry, BRPD to give update on mass shooting at Mall of Louisiana that killed 1, injured 5

47 minutes 28 seconds ago Friday, April 24 2026 Apr 24, 2026 April 24, 2026 1:32 PM April 24, 2026 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry and Baton Rouge Police will give a Friday afternoon update on the Thursday mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana that killed a 17-year-old and left five other people injured. 

Police said the press conference will begin at 2 p.m. You can watch it here or on WBRZ.

The shooting broke out in the mall food court around 1:20 p.m. after two groups of people got into an argument, according to police.

Martha Odom, a 17-year-old senior at Ascension Episcopal School, was killed. Five other people, including two of her classmates, were injured. 

Mall employees recounted the moment shots rang out in the crowded mall.

"At first I heard a loud pop, and then another pop. I thought at first somebody was shooting fireworks in the food court," Signi Dreyer, who operates the carousel in the middle of the food court, said. 

Nearly three hours after the shooting happened, Morse announced five people had been taken into custody.

The mall was closed on Friday. 

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