Rayfel Matta Jr., 34, was shot and killed outside the Hollywood Food Mart at McClelland Drive and Hollywood Street in Baton Rouge on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at about 6:00 p.m. Police found him near the store’s front entrance with at least one gunshot wound; emergency medical personnel were unable to save him and he died at the scene.

Investigators later made arrests: on April 15, 2021, two juvenile males, 16 and 17, were taken into custody by a Louisiana State Police Task Force working with the Attorney General’s Fugitive Apprehension team and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile Detention Center. They face charges including second-degree murder and illegal use of a weapon. Motive and the specific evidence behind the arrests have not been publicly detailed.

If anyone has information about what happened at the Hollywood Food Mart that evening or knew Rayfel Matta, please come forward with tips for investigators.