2 Teenagers Arrested Over Louisiana Mass Shooting That Wounded 12 People

Dior Nightclub in Baton Rouge.Photo: Google Maps

Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with aBaton Rouge nightclub shootingon Jan. 22 that left 12 people wounded.

Nikeal Franklin, 19, and Jy’shaun Jackson, 19, were charged Friday, local authorities reported in a Feb. 11 Facebook post.

“Franklin was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for 12 counts ofAttempted 1st Degree Murder,” added the post. “Jackson was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for 12 counts of Principal to Attempted 1st Degree Murder.”

Police added that the investigation is “ongoing.”

Speaking to reporters after the shooting on Jan 22., Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul said that officers responded to a 911 call thatreported gunshotsinside the Dior Bar & Lounge at approximately 1:36 a.m. that morning.

Three police officers who were in the parking lot of the nightclub “immediately responded to the threat,” Paul added.

“The officers were able to quickly secure the scene as well as administered life-saving aid until EMS and fire arrived to administer emergency medical services,” he continued.

Nikeal Franklin.Baton Rouge Police Department

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Homicide Commander Lt. Brian Ballard also shared that of the 12 injured, nine suffered “non-life-threatening” injuries, while three others suffered injuries that were “life-threatening in nature.”

“At this point, we can say that it is believed to be a targeted attack,” Ballard said at the press conference. “This was not just a random act of someone showing up and randomly shooting citizens of Baton Rouge.”

“This was not a random act of violence,” Paul added. “We believe this was a targeted event – that someone was specifically targeted and others were also injured in that process.”

Jy’Shaun Jackson.Baton Rouge Police Department

“The shooting that happened overnight at a local venue was asenseless act of violencethat will not go unchecked,” Baton Rouge mayor Sharon Weston Broome tweeted after the incident.

source: people.com