On the evening of August 29, 2024, gunfire erupted in the 4700 block of Glen Oaks Drive in Baton Rouge. Darryl Edebiri, a 31-year-old Black man, was standing outside with a group when an unknown vehicle pulled up and an occupant opened fire. Edebiri suffered multiple gunshot wounds and, despite being taken to a nearby hospital, was pronounced dead.

His killing was one of three fatal shootings in Baton Rouge within a few hours that night. The Baton Rouge Police Department’s Homicide Division is investigating; no suspects or arrests have been publicly identified and detectives are asking anyone with information to contact the Violent Crimes Division or Crime Stoppers.

If anyone was nearby on Glen Oaks Drive that night or has information about the vehicle or occupants, please come forward and share what you know.