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Man arrested for murder after body found behind Triangle Food Market off of Scenic Highway

1 hour 34 minutes 18 seconds ago Saturday, November 22 2025 Nov 22, 2025 November 22, 2025 3:27 PM November 22, 2025 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested for second-degree murder after a body was found behind Triangle Food Market off Scenic Highway in September.

DeAndre Swayzer, 36, was arrested after James Lee Critney, 25, was found dead with a gunshot wound behind the store.

Video from the scene showed Critney in a verbal altercation with Swayzer before producing a handgun and threatening to shoot Critney, police said. After the two walk out of view of the cameras, a gunshot can be heard, arrest documents say.

Police said that on Friday, after detectives interviewed Swayzer, he admitted to shooting Critney before fleeing the scene.

Swayzer was booked for second-degree murder and illegal use of weapons.

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