RAPPER TrueBleeda was among two people shot dead in a targeted attack outside the Mall of Louisiana.
The 18-year-old along with Clifton Lindsey, 19, were the victims in a drive-by shooting on February 25.
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Two other people, aged 19 and 21, also in the car at the time were taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
The shootings took place in broad daylight at a busy intersection of Bluebonnet Boulevard and Picardy Avenue around 1.30pm – an area not prone to gun violence.
It’s thought the deaths weren’t random but “rival gangs” were involved.
“We believe they planned this,” Baton Rouge Police Department spokesperson L’Jean McKneely said Friday.
Police said the attackers left their own bullet-ridden car behind and were picked up in a separate getaway vehicle.
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“We thought it was safe,” an unnamed witness told WBRZ. “It shouldn’t be where you have to witness something like this on a day you’re just trying to get out and go shopping.”
The motive and suspects are currently unknown, police said. The investigation is ongoing.
The majority of violent incidents was concentrated in certain parts of Baton Rouge, Police Chief Murphy Paul has previously said.
TrueBleeda, real name Donte Dorsey, was seen as a rising star in the rap world, gaining a growing audience on Spotify where he had picked up more than 2,800 monthly listens and four of his five most-streamed songs clocking around 15,000 plays at least.
His last video, Soul Survivor, was released on February 22, just three days before his tragic death.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, recorded 149 homicides in 2021, with more than 24 murders occurring via drive-by shootings or people riding in or sitting in cars.
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome said in a statement: “Today, we have seen yet another troubling episode of gun violence shake the core of our community with a shooting along Bluebonnet Blvd. this afternoon.
“This violence affects the lives of everyone within our parish. While we work to bring justice to the victims, we must understand that we cannot be controlled by fear.
“We must work together to identify those committing criminal activity and instil accountability, to create a safer community for everyone.
“Baton Rouge residents deserve to live in a community of peace. I am confident as we band together, we as a community can overcome these challenges for a better future.”
The death comes after rapper Snootie Wild reportedly died after he was shot in the neck.
Snootie was initially said to be in critical condition after police found him in a ditch on Friday in Houston, Texas.
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