The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating an apparent murder suicide in which a man is believed to have shot three brothers before shooting himself in Central. Spokesperson Casey Hicks says 60-year-old Rodney Chemin (KEY-men) allegedly got into a fight with the brothers at a neighbor’s house over music. She says the four left then the neighbor heard gunshots and found them all dead in Chemin’s driveway:
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The brothers are 57-year-old Joseph Allen, 55-year-old Perry Allen, and 51-year-old Mark Allen.

The Many Police Department says a man is under arrest on second degree murder charges for allegedly shooting his friend in the thumb when the two were fighting over a video game. They say the 21-year-old victim, Edward Glynn, and 32-year-old Patrick Carhee were on the computer when the suspect became livid over the game. Apparently Glynn slapped Carhee, cut him with a knife and tried to hit him with a hammer before shooting him in the hand. The investigation is ongoing.

State Treasurer John Kennedy proposes the implementation of the aggressive “stop, question and frisk” program in the New Orleans area as a way to curb crime in the city. He says it’s perfectly legal and allows police officers to frisk a person for a weapon without probable cause…:
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He says he realizes this is a controversial plan, but we should be empowering our police officers and not undermining them.

The Powerball jackpot is getting on up there again. There was no big winner Saturday and now the current estimated jackpot on the multi-state game is $185 million dollars for Wednesday’s drawing.