Edward Brooks, a 35-year-old Baton Rouge resident, was fatally shot on Easter morning, March 31, 2024. The shooting happened about 11:15 a.m. on Cate Avenue, a neighborhood just off Marque Ann Drive. Brooks was taken to a nearby hospital but died of his injuries.

Police had not released a motive or identified suspects in the days after the killing. The shooting was reported as the fifth homicide in that area over a five-week span, and law enforcement increased patrols there while investigating. As of the days following the incident, Brooks’s death remained unsolved and no arrests or charges had been announced.

If anyone who lived on or near Cate Avenue in late March 2024 has information about that morning or noticed anything unusual, please share what was seen or heard with investigators.