Leon Washington, a 56-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on September 27, 2021, at a mobile home park off Main Street on Azaela Avenue in Baker, Louisiana. Officers from the Baker Police Department arrived at the scene about 9:45 p.m. and found Washington and another man with gunshot wounds. Officers provided first aid until paramedics arrived; Washington was pronounced dead at the scene and the other victim was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

Authorities have not released a motive, and no arrests or named suspects have been announced. The Baker Police Department and Capital Region Crime Stoppers are asking anyone with information to come forward as the investigation into Washington’s unsolved homicide continues.

Did anyone in the area on September 27, 2021, see or hear anything that could help investigators?