Tyrone Davis Jr., a 52-year-old Black man whose last known address was on Tuscarora Street in Baton Rouge, was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds shortly after 8 a.m. on Sunday, May 21, 2023, near the corner of Tuscarora Street and Weller Avenue. Baton Rouge Police Department homicide detectives opened an investigation at the scene and have described the incident as a shooting death.

At the outset investigators said the motive and any potential suspects were unknown. There have been no public announcements of arrests or identified suspects, and detectives asked anyone with information to contact the Violent Crimes Unit or Crime Stoppers as the investigation continues.

If anyone was in the Tuscarora Street and Weller Avenue area that morning or has information about Davis’s movements or contacts before the shooting, please consider coming forward to the authorities.