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Man injured in shooting not believed to be intended target according to police

4 hours 3 minutes 32 seconds ago Sunday, December 14 2025 Dec 14, 2025 December 14, 2025 1:02 PM December 14, 2025 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department responded to a shooting on Saturday that left one man injured near Gus Young Avenue. 

According to the department, the shooting occurred around 4:30 p.m. on the 1400 block of North 49th Street when a man walking with his family was struck in the foot by gunfire believed to have come from a group of juveniles wearing ski masks near Ragusa's Deli.

Officers said the man sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was not believed to be the intended target of the shooting. 

The investigation is currently ongoing. 

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