Lawrence Blackburn

Suicide

Lawrence Blackburn died from a self-inflicted gunshot, after reportedly engaging in a shootout with law enforcement agents at an apartment complex in Baton Rouge. Officials said Blackburn was armed and that the US Marshal Task Force was involved in the shooting. About 25 law enforcement cars responded to the scene from multiple agencies. Investigators had been trying to catch up with Blackburn for days in connection with a shooting in Lafayette that left Dravin Stevenson, 18, dead and sent a 19-year-old man to the hospital. The victim who survived was listed in critical condition at the time Blackburn was killed. A woman in the area was also shot in the leg during the shootout.