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18-year-old woman dies after domestic-related shooting along Columbus Dunn Drive; 19-year-old arrested

13 hours 38 minutes 29 seconds ago Friday, January 09 2026 Jan 9, 2026 January 09, 2026 9:57 AM January 09, 2026 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE — An 18-year-old woman died after a domestic-related shooting along Columbus Dunn Drive on Thursday, BRPD said. 

Kassidy Jackson was shot on Thursday around 2:08 p.m. Police arrived and found her suffering from a gunshot wound. She was brought to a local hospital, where she later died, BRPD added. 

BRPD says that 19-year-old Paulisa Banks turned herself in to law enforcement following the shooting. Banks was booked on first-degree murder charges on Friday. 

Another domestic-related fatal shooting — the Alaska Street death of Alfred Webester Hyams — happened earlier Thursday morning.

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