Photo: Getty Images
Baton Rouge officials held a press conference Thursday in response to recent increase in violent crimes.
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome says authorities are deploying several strategies to address the rise in crime over the past two weeks.
Among those are investigations into gun-involved crimes and focusing officers' attention to street crimes in high-risk areas.
Baton Rouge police also gave an update on the investigation into the fatal shooting of LSU student Allison Rice, stating that they do not believe she was targeted.
Copyright © 2022 TTWN Media Networks Inc.