A fight in a Baton Rouge barbershop earlier this month that ended in a fatal shooting began with a disagreement over an appointment for a tattoo, according to a Baton Rouge Police affidavit.

One suspect, Sylvester Bouligny III, was arrested Oct. 16 in the fatal shooting of a bystander in the shop, and police said they are searching for two more suspects.

According to the affidavit, Bouligny had paid a $150 nonrefundable deposit for a tattoo appointment the previous day at a Greenwell Springs Road barbershop, but showed up late.

When the tattoo artist told Bouligny that he could reschedule or wait until the artist was finished with another client, Bouligny left, traveled to the Glen Oaks area, picked up two men, and returned to the barbershop, the arrest report said.

There, Bouligny dem

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