Abozar Shahsavar, 63, died of gunshot wounds on September 18, 2017, in Baton Rouge. The shooting occurred at a residence on 3088 Crestwood Street after Shahsavar had been invited to dinner by a friend, Darioush Haghighi. Around 7:26 p.m. multiple gunshots were heard outside the home. Shahsavar was found with life-threatening injuries and taken to a local hospital, where he later died.

Darioush Haghighi was arrested in connection with the shooting, and charges were upgraded to murder after Shahsavar’s death. Limited public details are available about the events leading up to the shots being fired or about any motive.

If anyone witnessed the shooting at Crestwood Street that evening or has information about what happened before the gunfire, please share what you know.