In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the life of 42-year-old Johnell Davis, a Black male, was violently cut short. On November 14, 2018, a quadruple shooting erupted in the 4800 block of Gus Young Avenue, near a local deli, leaving a scene of chaos and tragedy. When police arrived around 9:30 p.m., they discovered Davis and another man, 39-year-old Berman Hudson, deceased at the scene.
They were found inside or near a vehicle in the deli's parking lot, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
Two other men were also critically injured in the barrage of bullets and were rushed to a nearby hospital for medical attention. The following day, the tragic news was compounded when one of these men, 38-year-old Willie Kinchen, succumbed to his injuries. The condition of the fourth victim was not publicly disclosed. The violent incident claimed the lives of three men and left another wounded, shaking the local community.
In the years that have followed the deadly shooting, there has been a notable silence regarding any significant breakthroughs in the investigation. Information about potential suspects or any arrests made in connection with the murders of Johnell Davis, Berman Hudson, and Willie Kinchen has not been released to the public. The case, like many others, has seemingly gone cold, leaving the families of the victims without answers or a sense of justice. The motive behind the shooting remains unclear, and the individuals responsible for the deaths of the three men have not been held accountable. The investigation into the triple homicide remains ongoing, a painful and unresolved chapter in the city's history of violent crime.
