Sixteen-year-old Derrick Smith was shot while riding his bicycle in the 1400 block of North 40th Street in Baton Rouge on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 13, 2019. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and died three days later on Saturday, February 16, 2019, from the wounds sustained in the shooting.

The Baton Rouge Police Department opened a homicide investigation. At the time of initial reports no suspects or arrests were publicly identified, and police asked anyone with information to come forward. There have been no public announcements of an arrest or suspect identification since the shooting.

If anyone has information about what happened to Derrick on February 13, please share it with the Baton Rouge Police Department.