Qwaviez Hamilton, 22, was shot and killed on July 7, 2026, at the Mirage Villa Apartments on Florida Boulevard in Baton Rouge. Police were called about 4 p.m.; emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene and the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office later confirmed his identity.

The Baton Rouge Police Department opened a homicide investigation, processed the scene at the apartment complex, and appealed to the public for information. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Law enforcement has not released details about a motive or the events leading up to the shooting.

Anyone who was in or near the Mirage Villa Apartments around 4 p.m. on July 7, 2026, or who has information about Qwaviez Hamilton’s death is asked to come forward.