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Roderick Forkner, 19, a Black male, was shot in the early hours of Labor Day on Government Street near South Foster Drive in Baton Rouge. Around 3 a.m., a dark-colored sedan pulled alongside the vehicle he was in and multiple shots were fired, sending him and another young man to the hospital; Forkner later died. The second victim’s injuries were described as non-life-threatening.
Police identified the victim as Roderick Forkner and said the attack unfolded in the 5000 block of Governm ...Read More
Police identified the victim as Roderick Forkner and said the attack unfolded in the 5000 block of Governm ...Read More
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Roderick Forkner
Male
Black / African American
Baton Rouge
LA
2025-09-01
19
Roderick
Forkner
11/15/2025






