On the morning of August 24, 2025, 19-year-old D’Anthony Brown was fatally shot while sitting on a porch on Belhaven Trace Drive in Baton Rouge. The shooting occurred about 10:18 a.m.; an unnamed suspect opened fire and struck Brown. Emergency services transported him to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Baton Rouge police opened a homicide investigation. At the time of initial reports no suspect had been publicly identified and no arrests were announced, and the motive remained unclear. The family and community are left seeking answers after the sudden, violent loss of a teenager.

If anyone was in the Belhaven Trace Drive area that morning or has information about the shooting, please contact the Baton Rouge Police Department.?