LA: 1 dead after deer hunting accident in Baton Rouge

LA: 1 dead after deer hunting accident in Baton Rouge

1 dead after deer hunting accident in Baton Rouge (brproud.com)

12/24/2023

The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a deadly hunting accident.

Police said Jacob Altazan, 34, Thomas Franklin, 54, and another person were deer hunting in the 11,000 block of Scenic Highway on Saturday, Dec. 23. According to the police, Franklin accidentally shot Altazan.

Franklin was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for negligent homicide.

This is a developing story. Further details about the shooting were not immediately available.

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