Teen escapee killed in retaliatory shooting along Washington Avenue

BATON ROUGE – A teenager who escaped from a juvenile detention facility in November was killed Saturday morning in a retaliatory shooting, officials said. The Baton Rouge Police Department said now 18-year-old David Atkins was found dead near the corner of Washington Avenue and North 26th Street shortly before noon Saturday. Another person was hurt, but they are expected to survive.

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