Seventeen-year-old Tyrese Stewart was shot and killed in the afternoon on a Tuesday in Baton Rouge. The shooting occurred in the 3300 block of Dalton Street, near Dalton Street and North Acadian Thruway, at about 4:21 p.m. Responders found numerous shell casings at the scene and transported Stewart to a local hospital, where he later died of his injuries.

Baton Rouge Police Homicide Detectives opened an investigation; at the time of initial reports the motive and any suspects were not known. Officers were processing evidence from the scene and asking the public for information that could lead to an arrest.

If anyone saw activity in the Dalton Street and North Acadian Thruway area that afternoon or has information about the shooting, please come forward to assist the investigation.