In the early hours of Tuesday, February 27, 2024, a burst of gunfire on North 37th Street in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, killed two teenagers. One victim was 19-year-old Luis Servin, a Black / African American male, who was gravely wounded and managed to get to a nearby address on North 38th Street before being rushed to a local hospital; he later died of his injuries. The other victim, 18-year-old D’ontae Bethley, was found dead at the scene.

The Baton Rouge Police Department’s Homicide Detectives are treating the incident as a double homicide. As of the latest update, no suspects or arrests have been announced and investigators have not released a motive.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on North 37th Street or has information about what led to this violence, please contact Baton Rouge homicide investigators.