A Louisiana State University senior was found shot dead in her bullet-riddled car in Baton Rouge on Friday.
Allison Rice, 21, of Geismar, was found inside her car around 2.30am on Friday on Government Street near railroad tracks. Her car reportedly had six bullet holes in it.
Rice had reportedly been out with friends prior to the shooting and got stuck behind a train only a few miles away from campus when she attempted to make a U-turn and someone started shooting, according to WWLTV.
A Government Street resident said the gunshots were muffled by the passing trains, but he was still awoken by the violent sound around 2.15am.
'The train, it sort of muffled out the shots, but you knew they were gunshots,' the resident, who did not give his name, told The Advocate.
Police have not identified a suspect or a motive for the shooting yet
Allison Rice, 21, of Geismar, was found dead inside her car around 2.30am on Friday on Government Street near railroad tracks. Her car reportedly had six bullet holes in it
Rice had been out with friends prior to the shooting and got stuck behind a train only a few miles away from campus when she attempted to make a U-turn and someone started shooting
Neighbor Floyd Normand told WWLTV that that area has a 'lot of problems.'
'You’ve got people doing things they should not be doing, stuff like that. I’m trying to stay focused, stay out of that life, and be in my house. When night falls, I try to be in my house,' he told the outlet.
Local businessman Russ Turner said he didn't hear about the shooting until later that morning when he opened up his shop. All that was left behind was broken glass, but he wasn't surprised another person was shot.
'People get killed around here every month, it seems,' Turner told The Advocate.