BATON ROUGE - A 28-year-old linked to a shooting that left a pregnant mother and her unborn child dead was arrested more than a month after the killings.

The Baton Rouge Police Department announced the arrest of Alex Burns, 28, for first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. Police say he killed Kimberlyn Martin and injured another person in a shooting on July 27 at the Elevate on Highland apartment complex, which is formerly The Hub.

Both victims were taken to a hospital, where Martin and her baby died.

Police said Burns was arrested Sept. 3 with assistance from the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force.

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