Fifteen-year-old Leroy J. George, an African American resident of Baton Rouge, was killed in a drive-by shooting on January 3, 2004. Investigators from the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office found more than 50 spent shell casings across two city blocks and recovered video footage showing a white Range Rover believed to be involved.

The Range Rover was traced to 27-year-old Leroy George III. When the vehicle was seized, two firearms were found; forensic testing, including DNA and fingerprint analysis, tied George III to the weapons. A 26-year-old, Reginique Green, was also implicated and arrested. Both men denied involvement but said they had exchanged vehicles in the days before the shooting. Social media evidence and additional forensic work were reported as supporting the case against George III.

Leroy George III was charged with first-degree murder, aggravated criminal damage to property, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison with bond set at $230,000. Funeral services for the teenager were held at Community Bible Baptist Church, followed by burial at Beechgrove Baptist Hickory Nut I Cemetery.

If anyone knew Leroy J. George or has information about the January 3, 2004 shooting, please come forward to help fill in any remaining gaps.