1 dead, multiple people hurt in Louisiana mall shooting, suspect at large: Officials
At least one person was killed and several others were injured in a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, authorities said.
Baton Rouge police said the gunman remains at large.
Police said that 10 people were injured at various levels in the conflict and were removed from the scene.
One person died, according to the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office.
WBRZ – PHOTO: Authorities respond to a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge on April 23, 2026.
Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards said all shoppers were evacuated from the mall.
Police stated that the shooting took place in the dining area and that this was not a random act of violence, but a targeted incident during a fight between two groups.
“I heard a loud ‘pop’ and then another ‘pop’,” a mall employee said he told ABC Baton Rouge affiliate WBRZ. “… When I turned around, I saw people falling to the ground and then the gun. … And he was turning around and shooting randomly.”
“I called security and said, ‘There were shots fired in the dining area, people fell to the ground, people were shot.’ Then the police came and it was complete chaos… There was blood everywhere,” he said.
“I’ve never seen anything like this in my life,” he said.
WBRZ – PHOTO: Authorities respond to a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge on April 23, 2026.
Police reported that the scene was secured.
“Please keep the victims and their families in your prayers,” Edwards said in a statement.
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said he was aware of the shooting and was coordinating with law enforcement.
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