Aggravated Battery/Aggravated Assault with Firearm - August 7
Date
August 7, 2024
Clery Incident
Aggravated Battery/Aggravated Assault with Firearm
Location
intersection of Nicholson Drive and North Stadium Road
Incident
A road rage incident involving a firearm took place Aug. 7, 2024 at approximately 9:40 p.m. at the intersection of Nicholson Drive and North Stadium Road. No LSU students or employees were involved and no one was injured. The incident was not reported to LSU Police until the following day, Aug. 8.
In the incident, two drivers got out of their vehicles at the intersection to confront each other, and one struck the other across the face with a firearm. Both drivers got back into their vehicles and drove toward downtown, and once off of LSU’s campus, one driver reported hearing gunshots from the other vehicle. LSU Police and Baton Rouge Police are investigating the incident.