A parking lot dispute on Rosenwald Road in Baton Rouge turned fatal on April 2, 2025. Nineteen-year-old Jayqon Bethley was involved in a verbal argument with two other people when one of those individuals opened fire as Bethley and a passenger tried to leave. Bethley drove himself to a nearby hospital but later died of the gunshot wound.

The Baton Rouge Police Department has opened a homicide investigation. Authorities say the argument preceded the shooting but have not released details about what sparked it. The two people who were involved in the altercation have not been publicly identified, and no arrests have been announced.

If anyone witnessed the confrontation in the Rosenwald Road parking lot or has information that could help investigators, please share what you know.