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07-05-2007, 02:47 PM
Two teens shot after fireworks display
Two teenagers were shot while walking on the levee near the USS Kidd last night after the city fireworks display. Police are looking for the shooter. Baton Rouge Police spokesman Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said a 17-year-old male was shot in the head, and a 16-year-old female was hit in the torso at about 10:15 p.m. The girl is in stable condition, while the boy is in "very critical" condition at a local hospital, he says.
Police say both victims were innocent bystanders. McKneely said police plan to release a description of the shooter this afternoon. A handgun was found near the scene; a pending ballistics test should show whether it was the same gun used in the shooting, he says. There was talk that other violent incidents happened after the fireworks display, including stabbings.
McKneely said police responded to a few fights last night, but no arrests were made. He said there was a stabbing on Eddie Robinson Sr. Drive, but had no further information other than to say it was unrelated to the shooting. Robert Combs, spokesman for the Baton Rouge Fire Department, said this morning he was unaware of any incidents his department may have responded to last night, although he said he would not necessarily have been notified if firefighters had assisted on a fight or a stabbing.
Two teenagers were shot while walking on the levee near the USS Kidd last night after the city fireworks display. Police are looking for the shooter. Baton Rouge Police spokesman Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said a 17-year-old male was shot in the head, and a 16-year-old female was hit in the torso at about 10:15 p.m. The girl is in stable condition, while the boy is in "very critical" condition at a local hospital, he says.
Police say both victims were innocent bystanders. McKneely said police plan to release a description of the shooter this afternoon. A handgun was found near the scene; a pending ballistics test should show whether it was the same gun used in the shooting, he says. There was talk that other violent incidents happened after the fireworks display, including stabbings.
McKneely said police responded to a few fights last night, but no arrests were made. He said there was a stabbing on Eddie Robinson Sr. Drive, but had no further information other than to say it was unrelated to the shooting. Robert Combs, spokesman for the Baton Rouge Fire Department, said this morning he was unaware of any incidents his department may have responded to last night, although he said he would not necessarily have been notified if firefighters had assisted on a fight or a stabbing.