A shooting in Baton Rouge in the early afternoon of Saturday, January 10, 2026, left 16-year-old Javen Grisby critically wounded. Officers found Grisby with a gunshot wound near the intersection of West Brookstown Drive and Heidel Avenue, in the 5800 block of Heidel Avenue, around 1:10 p.m. He was taken to a local hospital and a second victim, 17, suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

After three days in treatment, Grisby died of his injuries on the morning of Tuesday, January 13, 2026. The Baton Rouge Police Department’s Homicide Division is investigating. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. Authorities have asked anyone with information to contact the BRPD Violent Crimes Unit or Capital Area Crime Stoppers.

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