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On November 30, 2021, 27-year-old Kentrell Payton of Baton Rouge was found inside his home in the 2600 block of Eaton Street with apparent gunshot wounds. Police responded about 1:20 p.m.; Payton was transported to a local hospital and later died of his injuries.

Baton Rouge detectives identified 18-year-old Lijames Powell as the suspect and sought an arrest warrant charging him with second-degree murder and illegal use of a weapon. Authorities located and arrested Powell in New Orleans on December 7, 2021; he was extradited to Baton Rouge and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on the murder charge.

What can readers add about Payton, his movements that day, or anyone with information about the shooting?