On July 31, 2022, Albert Hawkins, a 21-year-old African American man, was fatally shot in the 4700 block of Bradley Street in Baton Rouge around 11:39 PM. An altercation at a residence on Bradley Street preceded the shooting. Two other people suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and were treated at a local hospital. Hawkins was transported to a nearby hospital, where he died.

Investigators quickly focused on a male suspect and within days identified 52-year-old Kirkpatrick Franklin. On August 4, 2022, Baton Rouge Police Homicide Detectives, the Baton Rouge Police Special Response Team and the U.S. Marshals located Franklin; a vehicle pursuit occurred and he was taken into custody in the 3500 block of North Street. Franklin was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison and faces a charge of second-degree murder. The investigation into the circumstances of the fatal encounter remains ongoing.

If anyone witnessed the altercation on Bradley Street that night or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.