Teen Arrested In Louisiana Mall Shooting That Killed A High School Senior

A 17-year-old boy was arrested connected a execution complaint pursuing a shooting Thursday astatine a Louisiana promenade that near a 17-year-old woman dormant and a 43-year-old man critically injured.

Markel Lee, 17, was taken into custody successful relationship pinch nan shooting connected charges of first-degree murder, 5 counts of attempted first-degree murder, and 1 count of forbidden usage of a firearm. He turned himself successful to constabulary Friday pinch his attorney, Morse said.

The shooting happened conscionable earlier 1:30 p.m. successful nan nutrient tribunal area of nan Mall of Louisiana successful Baton Rouge and progressive 2 groups that had gotten into a disagreement.

A Baton Rouge constabulary serviceman assigned to nan promenade and an East Baton Rouge sheriff’s lawman successful nan promenade parking batch instantly responded aft shots rang out.

"Our Baton Rouge constabulary officers and East Baton Rouge sheriff's officers ran into gunfire and risked their lives successful nan process of redeeming countless others," Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards said astatine a Friday day news conference.

Martha Odom, a elder astatine Ascension Episcopal School successful Lafayette, astir 60 miles westbound of Baton Rouge, was killed successful nan shooting.

Law enforcement unit respond to reports of a shooting astatine Mall of Louisiana successful Baton Rouge, La., connected Thursday.Matthew Hinton / AP

"There are nary words for nan devastating nonaccomplishment of guiltless life," Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said successful a Facebook statement, noting that her family has been friends pinch nan Odom family for decades.

"I'm praying for her, her family and friends, and nan full Lafayette organization during this heartbreaking time. Those responsible for this senseless unit must look nan afloat unit of nan law," Murrill said.

Ascension Episcopal School remembered her arsenic a "joyful beingness whose kindness and infectious enthusiasm brought ray to each who knew her." The schoolhouse said connected Facebook that 2 different students "are healing" aft nan shooting.

Donnie Guillory, 43, is hospitalized successful captious information and underwent surgery, Police Chief T.J. Morse said. Several others were wounded.

Authorities had antecedently said that nan shooting stemmed from a disagreement betwixt 2 groups. At Friday's news conference, officials said detectives utilized information footage and "other investigative tools" to place nan suspects.

Detectives are besides searching for different fishy wanted successful relationship pinch nan shooting.

Five group were taken into custody connected Thursday. Morse said Friday that they had been released pending further investigation.

The main antecedently said that it is believed that handguns were utilized successful nan shooting. One firearm was recovered, he said. On Friday, he said investigators are looking into whether nan shooting was gang-related.

"This decidedly astir apt has immoderate ties to societal media beef, gang-related worldly but we’re still astatine nan opening of this," he said.

Todd Terrell, president of nan United Cajun Navy, which responds to section earthy disasters, said Thursday that he was astatine Dillard’s erstwhile he heard astir 15 to 20 shots.

"It sounded for illustration a afloat automatic gun," he said.