A man was shot and killed outside a motel in the Louisiana capital as he tried to flee an argument over stolen drugs, according to police records.
Maurice Mallory, 27, was arrested Friday by US Marshals for the murder of Sedrick Lewis on Wednesday at a FairBridge Inn Express in Baton Rouge, the Baton Rouge Police Department said in a statement Saturday.
Detectives wrote in an affidavit that a witness told them the men were discussing stolen narcotics. The affidavit does not provide details about who allegedly stole the drugs, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported.
Surveillance footage provided by the motel shows the men engaged in a “physical struggle” in a first-floor hallway, according to the affidavit.
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At some point during the altercation, Mallory dropped a handgun, which was picked up by an unknown third party. Mallory later retrieved the gun and Lewis turned to run. Mallory shot Lewis as he tried to flee, detectives wrote.
A Louisiana man was killed while fleeing a motel after a physical argument over stolen drugs. The suspect was arrested Friday for the murder.
Lewis’s death marked the 101st murder of the year in East Baton Rouge parish, according to records kept by the newspaper.
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Mallory was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parochial Jail and charged with second-degree murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm and unlawfully using a weapon, police said. An attorney for Mallory could not immediately be reached for comment.
