BRPD: Man shot, killed in home Tuesday

A 28-year-old man was shot and killed early Tuesday at his Jefferson Avenue home, Baton Rouge police said.

Shermaine Matthews, 4838 Jefferson Ave., was found lying inside his home just after midnight with multiple gunshot wounds, police spokesman Cpl. L’Jean McKneely said in a news release.

Matthews was pronounced dead at the scene, McKneely said.

The shooter was last seen fleeing from the house, McKneely said; the motive for the shooting is unknown.

Family members of Matthews could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

The homicide is the 83rd in East Baton Rouge Parish
and 67th within the city
limits in 2012, according to statistics compiled by The Advocate.

According to the statistics, 73 homicides were being investigated through August,
compared with 56 slain through that time frame in 2011 and 62 in 2009, when the parish reached a record 88 homicides.

Since August, parish law enforcement agencies have investigated five homicides in September, only one homicide in October and four so far in November, including Matthews’ killing, according to the statistics.

Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact police at [phone] or Crime Stoppers at [phone].

Comments

1) Comment by DMJ - 28/11/2012

Anyone know the rate of arrest and/or conviction for murders in EBR over the past year? I could be wrong, but it seems like there are fewer unsolved murders.

2) Comment by Widdy - 27/11/2012

The problem in this area is not just drugs. The root cause is for the most part, the culture in that part of BR. The lack of morals, parenting, education and hard work. The sad thing is, it is beyond repair. The government doesn't have the funding to solve this problem that has grown an manifested itself for the past hundred years. It has become exceptable and common place. It is the norm. There is nothing but excuses and blaming others for the situation that exsist. I mean really, that is the most predicatable future for north Baton Rouge, the sad thing is, it is spreading all over BR!!!!

3) Comment by Widdy - 27/11/2012

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4) Comment by tball - 27/11/2012

KIP says raise law enforcement budget, this will surely stop crime!!!

5) Comment by Hello Baton Rouge - 27/11/2012

"Crime is not out of control, crime can be managed" is what Holden said. Well he was partially correct. This young man has managed to get shot. At least we can be sure that the chicken is not falling, eh Kip? Keep up the good work!

6) Comment by Hello Baton Rouge - 27/11/2012

Straight from the horses mouth: http://youtu.be/UwTtSl-Ayc0?t=19s

7) Comment by Woody - 27/11/2012

mayor, could you at least admit that thug-on-thug crime is out of control?

8) Comment by nimby? - 27/11/2012

under 35 , uneducated , unemployed , member of same race , victim and shooter are acquainted , drugs involved . this action took place on a street named after a president , state , bird or poet . unlike Livingston Parish actions in EBR have garnered national attention .

9) Comment by Chucky - 27/11/2012

Well twinkie1cat - for once I agree with you, at least with the decriminalization of marijuana but why you felt the need for your last sentence escapes me. bourbon-soda - had to google 'Heisenberg uncertainty principle', that is why i like your post's, make me think.

10) Comment by twinkie1cat - 27/11/2012

Well, tradewinns, for once I agree with you. I believe most of the crime in EBR is drug related and the rest is domestic violence and child abuse. You can count the DWIs in there too because alcohol is a drug. So legalize the drugs, tax them, sell them to adults only, and use the money for public schools and health care, including drug treatment. (Healthy, educated people are more likely to be able to get and keep a decent job.) In a week the dealers will be applying for jobs at McDonalds. But it's not just in EBR. If you notice, almost all the arrests in conservative, moral, Republican Livingston Parish are greasy haired, underweight white folks with sores on their faces and blank eyes running meth labs. Again---drugs.

11) Comment by Ivy - 27/11/2012

It may have been a home robbery gone bad.

12) Comment by CitizensArrest - 27/11/2012

This is shocking news... Woody, there is no real crime problem in the Baton Rouge that pays taxes and matters. If their parents can't or won't teach them then who will? Another one off the payroll.

13) Comment by bourbon-soda - 27/11/2012

Seen fleeing but direction is unknown - Heisenberg uncertainty principle at work - shooter must be highly educated.

14) Comment by tradewinns - 27/11/2012

can you spell d r u g s?

15) Comment by Woody - 27/11/2012

remember, according to his almighty royal highness mayor kip holden, there is no crime problem in baton rouge. ignore any stories or statistics to the contrary