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# One person dies after shooting in Addis YMCA parking lot, police say
- URL: https://www.wbrindependent.com/addis-police-investigating-incident-ymca-parking-lot/
- Published: 2026-10-30T16:14:48.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-30T16:42:40.000Z
- Description: Addis police are investigating an incident involving a firearm Friday morning in the parking lot of the Dow Westside YMCA on Sugar Plantation Parkway. Chief Jason Langlois said officers responded around 8:45 a.m. and the investigation is ongoing.
- Author: John Summers
- Tags: Emergency Services

*Updated Oct. 30, 2026, 11:42 a.m.: Addis police confirmed the death and said there is no known threat to the public.*

ADDIS — One person died Friday morning after a shooting in the parking lot of the Dow Westside YMCA, Addis police said.

Officers were sent to the 3600 block of Sugar Plantation Parkway around 8:45 a.m. for a reported gunshot wound, according to an Addis Police Department media release. They arrived about three minutes later and found a person who had been shot. Officers tried to save the person, but the person was pronounced dead at the scene, the release said.

Investigators are working to learn what led up to the shooting and how and why it happened, according to the release. The department said there is "no known threat to the public at this time."

The person's name is being withheld until next of kin are notified.

The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is not involved in the investigation, Sgt. Landon Groger said.

Anyone with information can call the Addis Police Department at (225) 687-2222 or dispatch at (225) 490-8599.