In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the body of a Black man was discovered, leading to a homicide investigation that has since gone cold. On November 24, 2021, police were called to a property near the corner of North 24th Street and North Street, where they found 37-year-old Torey Harris. He had been fatally shot.
The discovery was made around nine o'clock in the morning, and two days later, on Saturday, authorities publicly identified Harris as the
victim. The Baton Rouge Police Department confirmed that he had died from a gunshot wound. His death added to a growing number of homicides in East Baton Rouge Parish that year, which had surpassed 150 by Thanksgiving, marking a grim record for the parish.
Despite the initial investigation and the passage of time, there have been no public announcements regarding any suspects or arrests in connection with the murder of Torey Harris. Online sources and news reports have not provided any updates on the status of the investigation, leaving the circumstances surrounding his death and the identity of his killer or killers a mystery. The case is one of many unsolved homicides in a city grappling with a high rate of violent crime.
