14-year-old arrested on murder charge in shooting death of Port Allen teen
Officers with the Port Allen Police Department are responsible for patrolling a city of about 5,000 people. (Source: WAFB)
By Josh Auzenne | May 6, 2021 at 10:11 PM CDT - Updated May 7 at 6:39 AM
PORT ALLEN, La. (WAFB) - A 14-year-old is facing a second-degree murder charge in connection with the shooting death of a Port Allen teen, according to District Attorney Tony Clayton.
The suspect’s name has not been released.
Officials said dispatchers in West Baton Rouge Parish received reports on Saturday, May 1, just before 1 a.m. of shots fired near the 200 block of North 14th Street. They added officers found a teenage girl suffering from gunshot wounds.