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BRPD: Suspect in May shooting death of 15-year-old arrested on manslaughter charges

32 minutes 17 seconds ago Tuesday, November 10 2026 Nov 10, 2026 November 10, 2026 12:36 PM November 10, 2026 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE — A man accused in the May shooting death of a 15-year-old has been arrested. 

Tyruan Dunn and another victim were shot near the corner of Woodale Boulevard and Lobwood Drive on May 20. Dunn died at the scene, while the second victim was hospitalized in critical condition.

On Nov. 6, 31-year-old Jaquan Johnson was charged with manslaughter in Dunn's death.

Johnson was already behind bars in the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison after he was arrested in August on theft and armed robbery charges. His combined bond for the two incidents is $315,000.

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