Keandre Simpson, 18, was shot to death in the late hours of November 18, 2023, while sitting in a car in the parking lot of Pine Square Apartments at 2888 Dougherty Drive in Baton Rouge. Simpson and another person had just returned from a store when several individuals reportedly entered the complex through a drive-in gate and opened fire on their vehicle. The other occupant escaped to the apartments and was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

On December 18, 2023, police arrested two men in connection with the killing: 18-year-old Lester Augustus and 21-year-old Isaiah Reed, who were initially charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. A grand jury later returned indictments charging both men with second-degree murder for Simpson’s death and attempted second-degree murder for the wounded passenger.

If anyone was at Pine Square Apartments that night or has information about the shooting, please share what was seen or heard.