Landlord questions crime response happening close to police precinct

BATON ROUGE – Tuesday night a man died at the hospital after he was shot at a house on Highland Road and East Buchanan Street. In May, across the street from that house a fight escalated to a shooting at a corner gas station. One person received non-life-threatening injuries. Feet away from there is Baton Rouge Police Second District.

In the same 500 foot radius, a woman owns a rental property. She doesn’t want to be identified, but reached out to 2 On Your Side last week after her tenant was robbed at gunpoint. Now, they’re making plans to move out fearing for their safety.

“It went from the activity to the shootings to her being robbed and it’s escalating and it’s not safe for her family,” said the woman…

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