A December morning on St. Katherine Avenue in Baton Rouge ended in gunfire and the death of 35-year-old Gene Scott. The shooting occurred December 4, 2022; emergency crews pronounced Scott dead at the scene from gunshot wounds. Authorities opened a homicide investigation and canvassed the neighborhood, but early on offered few details and no clear motive was identified.

Police asked the public for help, but in the weeks and months that followed there were no announced arrests or named suspects and the case went cold. The family’s loss remains unresolved and the circumstances behind who killed Gene Scott and why are still unknown.

If anyone has information about what happened on St. Katherine Avenue that day, please share it with investigators.