Junies Jones, 74, was killed by gunfire at his Baton Rouge home on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. The shooting occurred around 11 p.m. at his residence on Heidel Avenue, in a residential area near Prescott Road and North Brookstown Drive. Reports say the shots came from outside the house, pierced the walls and struck Mr. Jones inside.

The Baton Rouge Police Department responded and opened a homicide investigation. As of the information available, there are no details about arrests or publicly identified suspects, and the case remains unresolved in terms of who fired the fatal rounds.

If anyone in the neighborhood that night heard or saw anything suspicious, or has information about activity near Heidel Avenue around 11 p.m. on December 28, 2021, please share what is known.