In the early morning hours of a Sunday in November 2018, the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, became the scene of a fatal act of violence. Twenty-two-year-old Ketron McDonald was driving his Nissan Altima near the Perkins Road exit when the unthinkable happened. Shots rang out from a passing vehicle, striking McDonald and turning a routine drive into a sudden tragedy.
The force of the gunshots caused McDonald to lose control of his car.
In the chaotic moments that followed the shooting, his vehicle was then struck by another car traveling on the interstate. When law enforcement and emergency responders arrived at the scene around 4:00 a.m., they found McDonald deceased. An investigation into the incident quickly began as Baton Rouge Police homicide detectives worked to piece together the events that led to the young man's death.
In the immediate aftermath, authorities reached out to the public for assistance, hoping for any information that could shed light on the senseless act. However, investigators were unable to immediately identify a motive for the shooting or name any potential suspects. The case was left open, with a plea for anyone with knowledge of the drive-by shooting to come forward and help bring closure to the family of Ketron McDonald. At the time of the initial reports, no arrests had been made in connection with his murder.
