Victor Gomez-Vargas, a 30-year-old Hispanic man, was shot and killed during a reported carjacking on July 18, 2022, in the 12000 block of Lorna Avenue in Baton Rouge. The shooting happened at about 10:32 p.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene and his vehicle was taken. The stolen vehicle was recovered shortly afterward, unoccupied, in the 12200 block of La Margie Avenue.

Baton Rouge Police Department Homicide Division opened an investigation and kept the case active while detectives worked to identify the person responsible. Anyone with information about the carjacking or the movements of the victim that evening is asked to come forward.