A homicide on a residential porch in broad daylight has left questions for a Baton Rouge neighborhood. On April 25, 2025, at about 12:30 p.m., 34-year-old Abraham Ross was found on the front porch of his home in the 2600 block of Jefferson Avenue with fatal gunshot wounds. Officers responding to reports of gunfire discovered Ross and confirmed he had been shot to death.

Details about how the shooting unfolded and any possible motive were not released in the initial reports. The Baton Rouge Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit opened an investigation and asked anyone with information to contact them or Crime Stoppers. No suspects had been publicly identified and no arrests had been announced at that time.

If anyone saw activity on Jefferson Avenue around midday on April 25 or has information about Abraham Ross’s death, please contact the Violent Crimes Unit or Crime Stoppers.