BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department has identified the man killed in a shooting outside a McDonald’s restaurant on Airline Highway on Saturday, Oct. 18.

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According to detectives, 22-year-old Sedrick Taylor was shot and killed around 11:15 a.m. in the 6900 block of Airline Highway, near Prescott Road.

Investigators believe the shooting happened during a narcotics transaction.

Police responded to reports of gunfire near the fast-food restaurant and found Taylor suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

This investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the BRPD Violent Crimes Unit at (225) 389-4869 or Ca

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