On November 13, 2023, 23-year-old Joseph Wilson of Baton Rouge was found unresponsive with at least one gunshot wound on Geronimo Street near the Ken-Warren Playground, between Interstate 110 and Plank Road. ShotSpotter technology alerted police at about 5:15 a.m.; officers located Wilson and emergency medical services transported him to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Later that day the Baton Rouge Police Department arrested 27-year-old Larry Pearl and booked him on charges of second-degree murder and illegal use of a weapon in connection with Wilson’s death. Authorities have not publicly released a motive for the shooting.

If anyone saw activity on Geronimo Street that morning or has information about what led to this shooting, please contact the Baton Rouge Police Department.