Samuel Jackson, 25, was fatally shot on the evening of April 1, 2025, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Officers responded about 6:30 p.m. to reports of a shooting on La Margie Avenue near Stacy Drive and the East Baton Rouge Coroner’s Office later identified the lone victim as Jackson.

Detectives opened a homicide investigation and described the shooting as targeted, but authorities did not release a motive or detailed circumstances. The incident was one of two separate deadly shootings in the city that Tuesday night. As of April 2025, no arrests have been made and no suspects have been publicly identified.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Baton Rouge Police Department at 225-389-4869 or Crime Stoppers at 225-344-7867. Can anyone with knowledge of Samuel Jackson, his movements that evening, or the La Margie Avenue area help investigators?