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On the evening of June 15, 2017, 39-year-old Wilbert Bell Jr. was riding a bicycle in the 2700 block of Lockwood Avenue in Baton Rouge when he was chased and shot multiple times and killed. Investigators described the killing as a seemingly random act of violence.

Police say Bell dropped his bicycle and tried to run when several suspects approached. Surveillance video released by homicide detectives shows Bell running into frame as a white SUV pulls up, two men jump out to pursue him, and the SUV then speeding away. The suspects were described as multiple Black males who left the area westbound on Chippewa Street in a white SUV.

Despite the video and public appeals, no arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Violent Crimes Unit.

Did anyone in Baton Rouge see that white SUV or recognize the men shown in the footage?