Anthony Wesley Jr., 29, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of Sunday, March 22, 2026, outside his apartment at Jefferson Lakes Apartments on Jefferson Highway in Baton Rouge. Deputies found his body on the sidewalk in front of the apartment around 5:50 a.m.; he had been shot multiple times.

Investigators focused on 32-year-old Riddick Franklin after surveillance from Wesley’s apartment showed a man shooting Wesley from behind, then standing over him and firing again. A vehicle seen leaving the complex was traced to Franklin. Authorities later located and detained Franklin, and a search of his vehicle and a Sharon Hills Boulevard residence where he was staying produced a handgun, his cell phone, and clothing matching the surveillance footage. Franklin allegedly admitted to going to Wesley’s apartment to squash a dispute, producing a firearm and shooting Wesley multiple times, then disassembling the weapon and washing his clothes.

Franklin was arrested and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on second-degree murder, illegal use of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and obstruction of justice charges. Does anyone have information about Wesley, his movements that morning, or the dispute that led to this killing?