Killing of LSU Student Allison Rice Appears to Be 'Isolated and Random Act': Police

Mar. 15, 2025

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No arrests have been made, and police have not released information on a possible suspect.

Audio from surveillance cameras captured the sound of about a dozen gunshots at the scene. It’s unclear if police have actual visual footage of the shooting, WBRZ reports.

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Investigators “are working their tails off trying to get info they can,” District Attorney Moore told the station. “There are also rumors as phones are ringing off the hook. People saying what they think happened. I caution people not to go there.”

Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome shared a statement last Friday following the news of Rice’s shooting, calling the violence “completely unacceptable” and confirming that the Baton Rouge Police Department is now “thoroughly investigating to bring the perpetrator to justice.”

Susie Rice Granier, Rice’s aunt, toldThe Advocatethat her niece was a “free spirit,” and would often dance and sing. “The loss of a child, you can never get over that,” Granier said. “The holidays are coming up. It’s going to be sad. It’s going to be really sad.”

Rice’s former employer, The Shed on Burbank Drive, isoffering a $10,000 rewardfor any information that leads to her killer’s arrest and conviction.

source: people.com