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.