Overview
- Baton Rouge police said Friday that 17-year-old Markel Lee turned himself in and was booked on first-degree murder, five counts of attempted first-degree murder, and illegal use of a weapon.
- The shooting, which erupted Thursday at about 1:22 p.m. in the Mall of Louisiana food court, left one person dead and five wounded.
- Investigators say two groups argued and then exchanged gunfire, and they describe the attack as targeted rather than random with no ongoing threat to the public.
- Local officials said three Ascension Episcopal School seniors were among the bystanders struck while visiting the mall on a senior skip day.
- Detectives released images of another person of interest and urged witnesses to upload cellphone video to Crime Stoppers as they continue to seek additional suspects.