LA Man ‘Ivory Profit Jr’ ID’d As Victim In Saturday Baton Rouge Howell Park Fatal Shooting

BATON ROUGE, LA, (THECOUNT) — Ivory Mandell Profit Jr has been identified as the man killed following a shooting Saturday morning at Howell Community Park in Baton Rouge, police said Sunday morning.

Profit, 26, was shot in the stomach around 11:30 a.m. Saturday by an unknown assailant.

The shooter’s identity remains unknown, but authorities said robbery appears to be the motive behind the shooting, reports TheAdvocate.

Profit was transported to an area hospital where was later pronounced dead of gunshot injuries, according to police.

Police urge anyone with information relative to this shooting to contact the Violent Crimes Unit at 389-4869 or Crime Stoppers at 344-7867.

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