BATON ROUGE mdash; A 17-year-old was arrested by the Baton Rouge Police Department for first-degree murder after he allegedly attempted to buy a firearm.According to the department, on April 7 officers responded to a shooting on Sherwood Street where they foundnbsp; Frederick Scott suffering from m ultiple gunshot wounds to the abdomen. Scott was transported to a local hospital before later dying as a result of his injuries.nbsp;During the investigation, detectives learned from witnesses that multiple suspects had been to the home several times that day in an attempt to purchase firearms from Scott.nbsp;A witness told detectives that the suspects returned to the home to trade or purchase a particular firearm; however, Scott refused, leading to one of the suspects pointing a firearm at him. According to the witness, Scott attempted to move the firearm away from his direction, during which the suspect allegedly shot Scott before punching him in the face.nbsp;The witness said that following the shooting, another suspect took Scott's weapon from a nearby table before shooting him and fleeing the scene.Detectives learned that one of the suspects was seen limping to the getaway vehicle and that a gunshot victim was dropped off at Our Lady of the Lake North Hospital about 20 minutes after the murder in a vehicle matching the suspected getaway vehicle.nbsp;The victim dropped off at the hospital was later identified as 17-year-old Markell Rogers, who told detectives that he was shot while walking on North Acadian Boulevard; however, detectives found no evidence of this shooting.nbsp;Rogers was arrested and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on June 5 for first-degree murder, illegal use of weapons and armed robbery.He was previously wanted on armed robbery charges after he and his mother allegedly robbed a woman while holding her children at gunpoint.Permalink| Comments ...read more read less