On the evening of November 13, 2024, 14-year-old Eric Taylor was walking on the 3300 block of Plank Road in Baton Rouge when a vehicle approached and shots were fired from inside. Taylor was struck and taken to a local hospital; he died of his injuries on November 15, 2024. Initial reports said no suspects or motive had been identified.

Investigators later arrested three people in connection with the case. Nineteen-year-old Dylan Thomas Fox was charged with first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, assault by drive-by shooting, and illegal use of weapons. Nineteen-year-old Yusef Wesley was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and assault by drive-by shooting; arrest documents allege Wesley fired the shots that struck Taylor and another person. Eighteen-year-old Asia Jones was booked as a principal to first-degree murder, with authorities pointing to phone messages about changing the car’s color. The motive remains under investigation.

If anyone has information about Eric, the shooting, or the vehicle involved, please share what is known with investigators.