Toddler Critically Injured in Baton Rouge Shooting During Stolen Vehicle Pursuit

A Desperate Chase Turns Deadly (Image Credits: Pixabay)

Baton Rouge, Louisiana – A harrowing confrontation over a stolen car escalated into violence on a local street, leaving a 2-year-old girl with a life-threatening gunshot wound to the head.

A Desperate Chase Turns Deadly

The incident began when a woman spotted what she believed to be her relative’s stolen vehicle in the area. She decided to follow the driver, hoping to recover the car without involving authorities immediately. As the pursuit unfolded along 79th Avenue around 2:45 p.m., tensions boiled over.

The suspect, identified as a local man, pulled over and exited his vehicle. He then fired multiple shots toward the pursuing car. Bullets struck the vehicle several times, and tragically, one pierced through and hit the toddler seated inside. The child suffered severe injuries, prompting an immediate rush to the hospital…

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