A double shooting on July 13, 2025, in Baton Rouge left 44-year-old Byron Howard dead. Howard was sitting in a vehicle with a passenger in the 6000 block of South Sherwood Forest Boulevard when both were struck by gunfire at about 2:38 a.m. Both victims were taken to a local hospital; Howard died of his wounds there. The passenger was initially reported in critical condition.

Police later identified and arrested a suspect in connection with the attack. The person taken into custody was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison and charged with homicide and related weapons offenses. The motive for the shooting remained under investigation.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about who was involved, please share what is known with the Baton Rouge Police Department.