Man opens fire on 3 young men in car On the evening of Friday, April 22, 2011, 20-year-old LaTevin Charles "Tevin" Bankston, a Black male, was on the phone with his mother, LaTonya Oby, shortly before 10 p.m.. He had just finished his workday and was heading home. Along the way, Bankston and two of his friends made a stop at a Fuel Zone gas station in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Inside the store, the three young men were seen talking to an unidentified Black female..
As the woman left the store, she got into a blue vehicle that
was occupied by a Black male. When Bankston and his friends exited the store and returned to their car, the male in the blue vehicle opened fire on them with a high-powered rifle. Bankston was struck in the head. His two friends were not injured and managed to drive him to Our Lady of the Lake hospital..
Bankston's family was notified and rushed to the hospital, where doctors informed them that he had no brain activity. Faced with a heartbreaking decision, his mother chose to remove him from life support. LaTevin Bankston was pronounced dead at 1:47 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, 2011..
In the days following the shooting, the Baton Rouge Police Department released a surveillance image of the woman who was seen inside the store just before the incident, in the hopes that the public could help identify her. Authorities believe there were multiple witnesses to the shooting, with an estimated five to seven people inside the store and others in the parking lot. Despite the presence of these potential witnesses, no one has come forward with information. The case remains open, and no arrests have been made in the death of LaTevin Bankston..
