On January 18, 2024, a fatal shooting occurred in LaPlace, Louisiana, resulting in the death of 36-year-old Kenneth Ray Paynes of Baker. The incident took place around 8:30 p.m. in the area of Captain G. Bourgeois Street, where deputies from the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of gunshots.
Upon arrival, deputies found Paynes in a vehicle, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the body. Despite attempts by officers and emergency services to render
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