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• 12-year-old girl shot and killed in Central; 2 suspects arrested

  13-05-2023 19:50
  
  CENTRAL - A 12-year-old girl was shot and killed Saturday evening after a woman reportedly opened fire in a Central neighborhood following an argument.According to authorities, the shooting happened around 6:15 p.m. along Forest Grove Avenue. The 12-year-old girl, Cedrica Lee, was with a woman and two other people outside a home in the 14700 block of Forest Grove; Ester Williams, 26, was inside.Sources told WBRZ that Williams was visiting the home, where her boyfriend, 36-year-old Patrick Johns
  
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• 12-year-old girl killed, 2 people in custody after shooting along Forest Green Avenue

  13-05-2023 19:50
  
  CENTRAL - A 12-year-old girl was shot and killed Saturday afternoon when a resident of a home fired at the group she was with. According to authorities, the shooting happened around 6 p.m. along Forest Grove Avenue. Sources said the 12-year-old girl and two teenagers, one male and one female, knocked on the door of a home and got into an argument with a female resident. As the group of minors was leaving the house, the female resident shot at the group, hitting the 12
  
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• 'I shouldn't have drank last night' - Man who broke into elementary school in 2019 arrested for repeat crime

  13-05-2023 18:15
  
  CENTRAL - A man was arrested on Friday morning after he broke into an elementary school and started stealing computers — the same crime he was arrested for in 2019. East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's deputies said 34-year-old Blain Browning broke a window on the Central Private School along Centerra Court. Deputies showed up just before 7 a.m. and found that someone threw a concrete rock into a school window to get into the building, crawled through the window into a classroom
  
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• Denham Springs community comes together to pray for police officer in critical condition

  13-05-2023 16:17
  
  BATON ROUGE - Jeeps and bikes formed a prayer circle in the parking lot where Denham Springs Police Officer Shawn Kelly was shot on Thursday.“You know everyone says they get nervous around police, but the best thing that we see around us is that they’re here to help us, case in point. We thought it would be a good idea to come and show our support out here,” resident Michael Cormier said.“We’re here to offer prayers and any support for the famil
  
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• Dog leads officers to lost boy's home

  13-05-2023 16:08
  
  LAPLACE - A family dog helped officers find a lost boy's home on Saturday. According to the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies found a little boy who was lost but did not speak English. Deputies followed the boy's dog, which led them to his family home. Permalink| Comments
  
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• Man arrested for pushing woman at bar, later breaking her nose

  13-05-2023 16:01
  
  BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested more than a year after he allegedly punched a woman multiple times, breaking her nose in two places. According to an arrest warrant, Holden Badueax from Addis was at Chelsea's Cafe on April 2, 2022, and got in a fight with a woman because he thought she was in the bathroom too long. When the victim exited the bathroom, Badeaux pushed her and she hit her head. Badeaux was thrown out of the bar, but the woman drove him, so the two left together.&
  
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• Fundraiser for Cpl. Shawn Kelly exceeding expectations; organizers hoping to raise $10K

  13-05-2023 13:47
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - Less than a day after launching a fundraiser campaign for an officer who was shot on duty, a local Denham Springs sporting goods store says they have sold more than 165 clothing items."He's a great guy, he's always open to helping people anyway he can. We thought this would be a great way to help his family," Hicks said.Family owned sports and apparel store, Sport-N-Center is hoping to raise $10,000 for Cpl. Shawn Kelly's family. As of 6 p.m. Saturday, Kelly is still i
  
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• Prayer vigil held for officer wounded in Denham Springs shooting

  13-05-2023 12:57
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A large crowd of people met in the parking lot of Petco Saturday morning, praying for Corporal Shawn Kelly.Kelly was responding to a disturbance call Thursday afternoon at that same location when he was shot by Justin Roberts, 30. Roberts was later shot and killed by a Livingston Parish sheriff's deputy. Kelly was hospitalized in critical condition.As of Saturday morning, Kelly is still in critical condition.Community members have shown their support for the injured officer by
  
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• Prayer vigil held for officer involved in Denham Springs shooting

  13-05-2023 12:57
  
  DENHAM SPRINGS - A large crowd of people met in the parking lot of Pet-Co Saturday morning, praying for Corporal Shawn Kelly.Kelly was responding to a disturbance call Thursday afternoon at that same Pet-Co, when he was shot by Justin Roberts, 30. Roberts was later shot and killed by a Livingston Parish sheriff's deputy. Kelly was hospitalized in critical condition.Community members have shown their support for the injured officer by donating blood and purchasing shirts and hoodies from Sport-N
  
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