Keonta Matthew Jackson was 21 when he was killed in a shooting near Evangeline Street Park in Baton Rouge on the evening of Tuesday, May 18, 2021. The shooting was reported as a double shooting; two people were struck by gunfire and both were taken to a local hospital. Jackson died of his injuries; the identity and condition of the other victim were not widely reported.

The Baton Rouge Police Department opened a homicide investigation after the incident and worked to determine motive and identify those responsible. As of the available reports, no information about suspects or arrests has been released. The circumstances leading up to the shooting remain unclear.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Keonta, please come forward to help the investigation.