Man arrested after teenager is critically injured after gun goes off in Ozark Street home
Mar 19, 2026
BATON ROUGE mdash; One person was arrested after a teenager was critically injured along Ozark Street.Corey Williams, 24, was arrested and charged with negligent injuring and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile after the Wednesday evening incident.nbsp;According to Baton Rouge Police, aro
und 8:30 p.m., officers responded to reports of a 17-year-old suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound along Ozark near Winbourne Avenue.nbsp;The teen boy was taken to the hospital in critical condition, officials said.Police said that, during their investigation, they learned that several people were in a bedroom when the firearm was discharged, resulting in the juvenile being struck.nbsp;Officials initially told WBRZ that the wound was believed to be self-inflicted.Permalink| Comments
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