On a bustling Saturday night in November 2013, the lively atmosphere of the Greater Baton Rouge State Fair was shattered by the sound of gunfire, leaving a young man's life cut tragically short. Darrius Scott, a 20-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on November 2, 2013, following an argument at the fairgrounds. The incident sent waves of panic through the crowds as visitors scrambled for the exits. When the chaos subsided, Scott was found on the ground with gunshot wounds.
He was rushed to a local hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival.
The investigation into the shooting quickly pointed to a suspect, thanks to eyewitness accounts. Law enforcement identified 18-year-old Keithdrick Lamond Pier as the shooter. Pier was taken into custody and subsequently booked on a charge of second-degree murder. The community was left to grapple with the senseless violence that had turned a place of amusement into a crime scene.
In the months that followed, the legal process began to unfold. An East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury indicted Keithdrick Lamond Pier on the second-degree murder charge, a crime that carried a potential life sentence in prison if he were to be convicted. It was revealed that Pier had a history of gun-related offenses, including a prior conviction for simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling where a handgun was stolen. This prior record painted a grim picture of the young man at the center of the tragic event.
Publicly available inmate records from the East Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office show a Keithdrick Pier with a date of birth of October 28, 1995, which would have made him 18 years old at the time of Darrius Scott's death. This record indicates he was transferred from Tensas Parish on May 29, 2019. However, details regarding a conviction or the final resolution of the second-degree murder charge in connection with the death of Darrius Scott were not available in the provided online sources.
