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BRPD announce arrest in April killing near Choctaw Drive at N. 38th St.

19 hours 58 minutes 56 seconds ago Friday, August 15 2025 Aug 15, 2025 August 15, 2025 10:46 AM August 15, 2025 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE —An accused killer turned himself in months after the murder of a 18 year old at a busy intersection along Choctaw Drive.

Police said Friday they had arrested a 19-year-old man and accused him of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a man at an intersection along Choctaw Drive.

Keithan Lee is accused of killing Jonathan Triplett, 18. Triplett was found dead April 26 in a car at a traffic light at the corner of Choctaw and North 38th Street.

Lee surrendered after his photo was distributed publicly.

According to Baton Rouge Police, Lee was booked on second-degree murder and illegal use of a weapon.

"Detectives have been working the case you know the shooting happened in April and we were able to make an arrest," Lt. L'Jean McKneely, public information officer for BRPD, said. "The information that we have right now is telling us that it was a targeted attack. it was not relative to some type of road rage. it was due to some prior altercation or incident sometime ago." 

Police say, though they have made one arrest, they are still searching for others who may have been involved.

"We know that there are other individuals involved in this altercation," McKneely added.

McKneely said that a key to solving the case is community involvement.

"Community involvement is vital to all of our investigations, you know this shooting happened at night, we know people who know what happened, we know individuals out there may have some information, evidence in this case and in others," he said.

If you have any tips or information, contact BRPD or Crimestoppers. 

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