Eric Lathers, a 27-year-old man, was killed in an early-morning shooting on June 4, 2026, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The case began in the darkness of Thursday morning, when Baton Rouge police were called to the 2500 block of 73rd Avenue after a reported shooting around 1:35 a.m. When officers arrived, they found Lathers inside a vehicle, suffering from gunshot wounds.
Lathers was pronounced dead at the scene.
The reports available describe him as being found already deceased inside the vehicle, turning what began as a shooting call into a homicide investigation. The location on 73rd Avenue became the center of the investigation as police worked to determine what happened before officers arrived, who fired the shots, and why Lathers was targeted.
Investigators had not publicly identified a suspect in the shooting, and no motive had been released in the available reporting. There were also no publicly reported arrests, charges, trial proceedings, or convictions connected to Lathers’ death in the sources located. The Baton Rouge Police Department described the case as an active and ongoing investigation.
Authorities asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 225-344-7867. As of the available reports, the killing of Eric Lathers remained unresolved publicly, with police still seeking information that could help identify the person or people responsible.
