Jazzimane Woods was 15 when she was killed in Port Allen, Louisiana early on a Saturday morning. Just before 1 a.m., while at her aunt’s apartment on N. 14th Street and getting ready for bed, the residence was shot into from outside. Jazzimane was struck by multiple gunshots, transported to a Baton Rouge hospital, and later died of her wounds. Her father said she was shot three times; family described her as a ray of sunshine who participated in school activities and played softball at Port Allen High School.

The Port Allen Police Chief said investigators do not believe Jazzimane was the intended target. A 14-year-old male was arrested and charged with second-degree murder; because suitable juvenile detention facilities were not available in Louisiana, authorities placed him out of state at significant daily cost to the parish. The community remains shaken by the loss and by other unsolved murders in recent years.

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