Teen arrested in Louisiana mall shooting that killed a high school senior

U.S. news17-year-old suspect arrested after Louisiana mall shooting kills teen girl, wounds several othersMarkel Lee, 17, was taken into custody in connection with the shooting on charges including first-degree murder. Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Baton Rouge police and Sheriff deputies respond to a mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana, on Thursday in Baton Rouge, La. Matthew Hinton / APShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 24, 2026, 4:42 PM EDTBy Minyvonne BurkeA 17-year-old boy was arrested on a murder charge following a shooting Thursday at a Louisiana mall that left a 17-year-old girl dead and a 43-year-old man critically injured. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Markel Lee, 17, was taken into custody in connection with the shooting on charges of first-degree murder, five counts of attempted first-degree murder, and one count of illegal use of a firearm. He turned himself in to police Friday with his attorney, Morse said. The shooting happened just before 1:30 p.m. in the food court area of the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge and involved two groups that had gotten into a disagreement. A Baton Rouge police officer assigned to the mall and an East Baton Rouge sheriff’s deputy in the mall parking lot immediately responded after shots rang out."Our Baton Rouge police officers and East Baton Rouge sheriff's officers ran into gunfire and risked their lives in the process of saving countless others," Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards said at a Friday afternoon news conference. Martha Odom, a senior at Ascension Episcopal School in Lafayette, about 60 miles west of Baton Rouge, was killed in the shooting. Law enforcement personnel respond to reports of a shooting at Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, La., on Thursday.Matthew Hinton / AP"There are no words for the devastating loss of innocent life," Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said in a Facebook statement, noting that...