Posted: Dec 24, 2023 / 02:31 PM CST
Updated: Dec 24, 2023 / 02:31 PM CST
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BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a deadly hunting accident.
Police said Jacob Altazan, 34, Thomas Franklin, 54, and another person were deer hunting in the 11,000 block of Scenic Highway on Saturday, Dec. 23. According to the police, Franklin accidentally shot Altazan.
Franklin was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for negligent homicide.
This is a developing story. Further details about the shooting were not immediately available.
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