David Chambers III, a 32-year-old Black man, was fatally shot in the early evening of February 17, 2025, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The confrontation began at a convenience store on Plank Road. Chambers left the scene in a vehicle and crashed a short distance away at North 23rd and Birch streets, where Baton Rouge Police found him with a fatal gunshot wound.

Officers reported finding a weapon and narcotics inside the vehicle. Chambers is survived by his mother and a daughter.

If anyone witnessed the incident on Plank Road or near North 23rd and Birch on February 17, or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.