BRPD announces two arrests in 2022 killing of Devin Page Jr.
BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department announced two arrests in the killing of a toddler who was hit by a stray bullet in 2022.
Devin Page Jr., a three-year-old, was sleeping in his crib when a stray bullet came through the window of his home along Fairfields Avenue the night of April 12, 2022. A shootout in the street left more than 30 bullet holes on the outside of the house.
During Tuesday's news conference, BRPD Chief TJ Morse said that investigators did not stop trying to track down the people responsible for Page's death.
"Our homicide detectives have never stopped pursuing and running down every lead possible over the last four years," Morse said. "We were able to use Crime Stoppers tips, technology, and good old-fashioned police work to make some new connections and leads in this case."
Morse said 22-year-old Jayden Davis and a juvenile, who was already in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for unrelated homicides, were arrested for first-degree murder in the case.
Morse said Davis was in California and taken into custody by US Marshals. He will be extradited and booked into EBRPP.
After the killing, Page's mother, Tye Toliver, and grandmother, Cathy Toliver, pushed to end the violence in the community. The women spoke with WBRZ multiple times in the years after Page's murder to ask for tips in his killing and help support others dealing with loss. Cathy Toliver put up "The Wall of Love" monument to honor victims of gun violence near where her grandson's life ended.
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"When I got the news that we had gotten a break in the case that could bring closure to this family after four years, I could not wait to meet with Ms. Cathy and Tye," Morse said. "Ms. Cathy and Tye have poured so much back into Baton Rouge in the work of violence prevention since their own unimaginable loss."
Watch the news conference here: