The mysterious death of a successful Lafayette oil and gas man has been covered by ABC's 20/20, Dateline NBC, Vanity Fair, and numerous True Crime podcasts because the truth in this case if truly stranger than fiction.
A devastating overnight incident on South General Marshall Street has taken a heart-wrenching turn, as the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office has confirmed the death of one of the victims - a child - who was shot during the incident.
20-year-old Donald Brooks was arrested at his job on Wednesday morning (6/21/23) after he allegedly shot a co-worker around 9:00 pm on Tuesday in the parking lot of the Sam's Club where they both worked.
An alarming incident unfolded in Baton Rouge as a social media dispute escalated into a shocking act of violence, captured on camera and later circulated online.
According to WWL-TV, the viral video of a drive-by shooting, initially shared by a popular New Orleans Instagram account, was not actually filmed in New Orleans.