Joshua Robinson, 17, a student at Scotlandville Magnet High School, was killed in a shooting shortly after midnight on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. Officers found him at an apartment complex on Plank Road near Harding Boulevard in Baton Rouge with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died. Another teenager was wounded in the same incident and went to a different hospital with injuries reported as non-life-threatening.

Scotlandville Magnet High School offered counseling and support services as students and staff coped with the loss. The Baton Rouge Police Department opened a homicide investigation but, in initial reports, had not identified suspects or a motive. No arrests had been announced and the case remained active.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, contact the Violent Crimes Unit or Crime Stoppers.