Baton Rouge police arrest man accused of deadly April shooting on Scotland Avenue
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Baton Rouge Police Department made an arrest in connection to an April deadly shooting on Scotland Avenue.
Police said that Michael Thomas, 51, died after a shooting at the Kangaroo Express on Scotland Avenue on April 22.
Police said a second victim, a 51-year-old woman, was hit by a stray bullet in the 1900 block of Bradfield Avenue. She was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Authorities arrested Alvin Mott Jr., 27, after a standoff in Baker on April 30. Police charged him with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and illegal use of a firearm.
Mott was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
According to court documents, Mott previously pleaded guilty to domestic abuse battery — the victim is pregnant in connection to an incident that took place in August 2023. Mott was placed on supervised probation for three years, according to court documents
If anyone has information on a crime in Baton Rouge, contact police or Capital Region Crime Stoppers at 225-344-7867 or make an anonymous tip online.
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