BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- The Baton Rouge Police Department has arrested two men in connection with the shooting death of 19-year-old Joseph Mitchell on Sept. 17.

Mitchell was shot while walking in the road in the 3900 block of Eleanor Drive.

BRPD developed a suspected vehicle through information from sources and coordinated with Uniform Patrol to find it. On Friday, officers stopped the vehicle after a brief pursuit and a minor traffic crash.

DeKendall Hickman and Larry Thompson were arrested.

Hickman was charged with: • First-degree murder. • Attempted first-degree murder (4 counts). • Illegal use of a weapon. • Possession of a machine gun. • Possession of Schedule I CDS. • Felon in possession of a firearm. • Aggravated flight from an officer.

Police said H

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