In the heart of Baton Rouge, a burst of gunfire shattered the night of November 14, 2018, leaving a scene of chaos and tragedy in the 4800 block of Gus Young Avenue. When the echoes of the shots faded, 39-year-old Berman Hudson, a male, lay deceased, a victim of the violent encounter. The incident, which unfolded near Ragusa's Deli around 9:30 p.m., also claimed the lives of two other men and left a fourth individual wounded, marking it as a quadruple shooting.
The initial discovery by
the Baton Rouge Police Department revealed Hudson and another victim, 42-year-old Johnell Davis, already dead at the scene. They were found inside or near a vehicle in the deli's parking lot, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. A third man, 38-year-old Willie Kinchen, was rushed to a local hospital with critical injuries but succumbed to them the following day. The condition of the fourth male victim, who was also transported for medical attention, was not publicly disclosed.
In the aftermath of the deadly shooting, law enforcement officials began their investigation into the circumstances that led to the deaths of Berman Hudson, Johnell Davis, and Willie Kinchen. However, despite the violent nature of the crime that claimed three lives, information regarding any potential suspects or subsequent arrests has not been made available in public reports. The case, which left a void in the lives of the victims' families and friends, remains without a publicly identified perpetrator.
The community was left to mourn the loss of the three men, with friends and family of Berman Hudson remembering him in the days that followed. While the investigation into the triple homicide on Gus Young Avenue was initiated, the path to justice for the victims has remained elusive in the public eye, with no announced breakthroughs in identifying or apprehending those responsible for the fatal shooting.
