In the quiet hours of a Friday night in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the life of Lathan Wheeler, a 32-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short. On January 23, 2026, police responded to a call at a residence in the 2100 block of Virginia Street. Inside, they discovered Wheeler, who had sustained fatal gunshot wounds.
The initial investigation by the Baton Rouge Police Department began that evening, with officers canvassing the area and speaking to potential witnesses. At the time, authoriti
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