A Baton Rouge neighborhood was rocked in the late summer of 2024 when 14-year-old Travez Washington was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds. Officers responded to reports of gunfire on the afternoon of Thursday, August 8, 2024, near Dayton Street by Interstate 110 and discovered his body in a ditch at about 12:49 p.m.

School records show Washington was not enrolled in the East Baton Rouge School System for the 2024–25 year. Police have said a motive has not been determined and no suspects have been publicly identified; the investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been reported.

Anyone who was in the Dayton Street area around midday on August 8 or who has information about Travez Washington’s movements is asked to come forward.