Prenesha Wagner, 25, was killed in the early morning hours of June 22, 2025, when she was struck by gunfire during a shootout outside an after-hours club in the 3500 block of Choctaw Drive in Baton Rouge. The exchange of gunfire began around 1:30 a.m. after an altercation among a group of individuals; investigators recovered about 160 shell casings. Wagner was unarmed, not the intended target, and was attempting to flee when she was hit. Six people in total were shot; Wagner was the lone fatality.

An officer who arrived first reportedly fired in the direction of an armed suspect. Law enforcement made several arrests: a 15-year-old male was booked into the juvenile detention center and charged as principal to first-degree murder and six counts of principal to attempted first-degree murder; 18-year-old Scott Strickland faces one count of principal to first-degree murder and six counts of attempted first-degree murder; and 24-year-old Derrick Scott was booked into the parish prison on six counts of attempted first-degree murder, illegal use of a weapon, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Scott’s record includes prior charges for first-degree murder, battery, and various weapon and narcotics offenses.

Does anyone with knowledge of that night or who saw activity near Choctaw Drive around 1:30 a.m. have information that could help investigators?