James Evans, 48, was found dead behind a residence in the 900 block of Progress Street in Baton Rouge in the early morning of Saturday, February 25, 2023. His body was discovered shortly after 8 a.m. with multiple gunshot wounds. Homicide detectives from the Baton Rouge Police Department responded and opened an investigation; as of the discovery, motive and suspect identity were not yet known and investigators appealed to the public for information.

On Thursday, March 9, 2023, police announced the arrest of 42-year-old Aaron Young in connection with Evans’s killing. Young was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on charges including second-degree murder, illegal use of a weapon, felon in possession of a firearm, and obstruction of justice. Further details about how Young was identified or the circumstances of the shooting were not released in the announcement.

If anyone has information about Evans, the scene on Progress Street that morning, or the events leading up to February 25, please come forward to investigators.