BATON ROUGE — A 17-year-old was arrested by the Baton Rouge Police Department for first-degree murder after he allegedly attempted to buy a firearm.
According to the department, on April 7 officers responded to a shooting on Sherwood Street where they found Frederick Scott suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the abdomen. Scott was transported to a local hospital before later dying as a result of his injuries.
During the investigation, detectives learned from witnesses that multiple suspects had been to the home several times that day in an attempt to purchase firearms from Scott…