Nolan Allen IV, 21, was fatally shot in the early hours of Tuesday, May 5, 2026, and was found inside a vehicle on the Interstate 10 westbound exit ramp at Perkins Road in Baton Rouge, near a Circle K. Officers from the Baton Rouge Police Department arrived shortly before 2 a.m.; Allen sustained at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

A resident of Houma, Louisiana, Allen attended Ellender Memorial High School and worked offshore as a rigger. His obituary describes him as having a handsome smile, a stylish appearance, and a playful, loving personality; he enjoyed travel, dancing, and rapping and was deeply loved by family and friends.

The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating the shooting as a homicide. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced; investigators have not released a possible motive. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Baton Rouge Police Department or Crime Stoppers. Did anyone in the area see or hear anything that night?