LAPLACE, La. ( WGNO ) — A Baker man was found shot in a car in LaPlace and died at the scene on Thursday, Jan. 18.
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office reported deputies responded to the scene around 8:30 p.m. in the Captain G. Bourgeois area. They found 36-year-old Kenneth Ray Paynes shot multiple times and unresponsive inside a car.
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According to the sheriff’s office, deputies and emergency personnel tried to give him medical aid, but he died at the scene.
Investigators are working to determine a motive for the fatal shooting.
Anyone with information about the crime can call the SJSO TIPS line at (985)-359-TIPS, Detective Keniel Henry at (504)-494-3592 or Crimestoppers at (504)-822-1111.
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