Assumption Parish man indicted in fatal shooting
A 19-year-old Assumption Parish man has been indicted in connection with a shooting that killed one person and injured two others in September.
A grand jury last week found enough evidence to charge Shontun Joseph, of Freetown Lane in Belle Rose, with second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, aggravated criminal property damage, aggravated assault with a firearm, illegal use of a gun and aggravated second-degree battery.
An indictment does not presume guilt or innocence but indicates the grand jury found prosecutors presented enough evidence to warrant a trial on the charges.
Joseph is accused of firing the shots that claimed the life of 21-year-old Baton Rouge resident Cameron Brooks. The Sept. 24 shooting also injured an 11-year-old child and 51-year-old man who were struck by gunfire while inside a home near the 100 block of Freetown Lane in Belle Rose, police said.