BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department have arrested two men in connection with the September 17 shooting death of Joseph Mitchell on Eleanor Drive.

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Officials said Mitchell was shot and killed in the 3900 block of Eleanor Drive while walking in the roadway.

Detectives identified a suspect vehicle and, on Sept. 26, uniform patrol officers located it. After a short pursuit and traffic crash, the vehicle was stopped with two men inside: DeKendall Hickman and Larry Thompson. Both were taken into custody and brought to the Violent Crimes Unit.

Hickman was booked on multiple charges, including:

First-degree murder

Four counts of attempted first-degree murder

Illegal use of a weapon

Possession of a

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