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41-year-old killed in early morning shooting in Baton Rouge

4 hours 21 minutes 24 seconds ago Wednesday, July 16 2025 Jul 16, 2025 July 16, 2025 10:27 AM July 16, 2025 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE - A man was shot and killed along Bank Street on early Wednesday morning. 

The shooting happened around 3:30 a.m. on Bank Street, in a neighborhood off Airline Highway. The parish coroner's office said 41-year-old Eddie Johnson was killed.

The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating. 

WBRZ has reached out to law enforcement for more information on the shooting. The circumstances around the shooting were not immediately clear. 

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