DA says crimes among juveniles on the rise, holding parents accountable not easy
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BATON ROUGE - As Baton Rouge is set to surpass last year s record murder rate, prosecutors handling juvenile cases in East Baton Rouge Parish are also watching cases involving juveniles committing heinous crimes increase.
In other states, District Attorney Hillar Moore said parents can be held criminally liable for their children s actions. However, in Louisiana parents typically can only be held accountable for negligent supervision.
A 16-year-old was arrested this week, accused in the shooting death of 20-year-old Keishune Thomas. Investigators said the teen went to meet up with Thomas for a drug transaction, and that s when he allegedly shot and robbed him. When detectives conducted a search on his house, they found drugs, four guns and cash. One of the guns
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Man found shot to death on Tiger Bend Road Thursday morning
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BATON ROUGE - A man was found shot to death inside a car parked near an office building Thursday morning.
The East Baton Rouge Sheriff s Office said Keishune Thomas, 20, was found dead around 8 a.m. Thursday. His body was inside a vehicle sitting in a parking lot near the intersection of Tiger Bend and Quinn Drive.
The sheriff s office said Thursday afternoon that Thomas was shot. The department is now investigating his death as a homicide based on autopsy findings.