Donta Thompson, 21, was fatally shot while sitting in his vehicle at the Fairway View apartment complex on College Drive in Baton Rouge on the evening of January 3, 2022. The shooting occurred at about 10:15 p.m.; Thompson’s wounds proved fatal and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Baton Rouge Police Department’s Homicide Detectives opened an investigation and publicly asked the community to come forward with information, directing tips to the Violent Crime Unit or Crime Stoppers.

Initial investigative details released to the public were limited: a motive has not been identified and no suspect or suspects were announced. The case remains open and unresolved, and Thompson’s family and the community continue to seek answers. If anyone was at Fairway View on the night of January 3, 2022, or has information about this shooting, please contact the Baton Rouge Violent Crime Unit or Crime Stoppers.