Deputies arrest Baton Rouge man accused of nearly killing person after shooting them in leg
Apr 17, 2026
BATON ROUGE mdash; A man accused of shooting another person in the leg, sending them to the hospital with a life-threatening gunshot wound, has been arrested by East Baton Rouge Parish deputies on attempted murder charges.nbsp;Deputies received reports of a shooting along Azalea Park Avenue off Old
Hammond Highway on March 6. When they arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound to his right thigh, only one centimeter from his femoral artery.nbsp;According to arrest records, 26-year-oldnbsp;Christian Almendarez and the shooting victim, his relative, got into an argument that escalated to Almendarez firing a gun. After this, Almendarez left the scene, deputies noted.nbsp;More than a month later, on Thursday, Almendarez was arrested on attempted second-degree murder and illegal use of weapons charges.nbsp;Permalink| Comments
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