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In the early hours of Labor Day morning, a sense of tragedy befell Baton Rouge with the death of 19-year-old Roderick Forkner. A sophomore at Southern University, Forkner was driving with a passenger near the intersection of Government Street and South Foster Drive when the unthinkable happened. At approximately 3:00 a.m., a dark-colored sedan pulled alongside his vehicle, and occupants within opened fire.

The barrage of bullets struck both Forkner and his passenger. In the chaotic afterm ...Read More
Victim Details

Roderick Forkner

Male

Black / African American

Baton Rouge

LA

2025-09-01

19

Roderick

Forkner

03/04/2026