BATON ROUGE, LA (KPEL) —A Louisiana man was arrested on Wednesday for a shooting that claimed the life of a pregnant mother and her unborn baby over a month ago.
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According to authorities, 28-year-old Alex Burns was taken into custody with the help of the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force. Now, Burns is facing serious charges, both a first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder charge.
WBRZ is reporting that the shooting occurred outside the Elevate on Highland Apartments in Baton Rouge on July 27th. Burns was allegedly aiming for the victim’s boyfriend, who was shot but survived that day. However, 29-year-old Kimberlyn Martin, who was sitting outside the apartment with him, did not survive.
A 28-year-old linked to a shooting that left a pregnant mother and her unborn child dead was arrested more than a month after the killings.https://t.co/ozNpiuDCsW…