On a spring afternoon in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a verbal dispute turned deadly for 28-year-old Malik Cox. The shooting happened Saturday, March 27, 2021, around 3:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of N. 38th Street near Gus Young Avenue. Police say an argument escalated and another person produced a firearm, shooting Cox multiple times; he was found with fatal injuries and pronounced dead at the scene.

An obituary called his death a senseless act of gun violence. He is survived by his father, a daughter, a brother, and the great-aunt who raised him. The Baton Rouge Police Department was investigating, and as of the latest reports there have been no announced arrests or identified suspects.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about who was involved, please share what is known with investigators.