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BRPD arrests man accused of killing two in South Sherwood Forest Boulevard shooting

16 hours 57 minutes 54 seconds ago Friday, August 01 2025 Aug 1, 2025 August 01, 2025 11:14 AM August 01, 2025 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE — A man accused of killing two people in a South Sherwood Forest Boulevard shooting in July has been arrested by Baton Rouge Police. 

According to BRPD, 26-year-old Raheem Starwood was arrested after the July 13 shooting that killed Byron Howard. Jordan Scott was hospitalized in the shooting and died more than a week later. 

Police said that the shooting happened around 2:38 a.m. on Sherwood near Airline Highway when Howard and Scott were sitting in a car.

Starwood was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on two counts of first-degree murder and one count of illegal use of a weapon. Police added that Starwood has an arrest history, including drug possession.

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