On the afternoon of February 16, 2022, a physical altercation in the street escalated into deadly violence in Baton Rouge’s 5100 block of Paige Street off Plank Road. The confrontation, which occurred at about 1:11 p.m., left 26-year-old Anthony Percy dead from gunshot wounds; he was pronounced at the scene.

Homicide detectives from the Baton Rouge Police Department investigated and identified 20-year-old Leamos Byrd III as the suspect. Byrd was located and taken into custody in St. James Parish on unrelated charges, extradited to Baton Rouge, booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, and formally charged with second-degree murder in connection with Percy’s death.

The shooting followed a street fight and has left family and friends mourning. If anyone saw the altercation or has information that could help the investigation, please share what is known.