Lester Jerome Kinchen, 50, was shot and killed in Baton Rouge on February 1, 2020. The shooting occurred around midnight in the 3900 block of Odell Street. Police found Kinchen at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds. He received medical attention but was pronounced dead.

At the time of initial reports the motive and circumstances were not clear and no suspects had been publicly identified. The Baton Rouge Police Department opened a homicide investigation and urged anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone has information about what happened that night on Odell Street, please share it with investigators.