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Charges upgraded for man accused of shooting, killing cousin

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A man accused in the shooting death of his cousin now faces an upgraded charge of murder.

The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested Hasan Sabree, 46, after his cousin and roommate Danyelle Dillard, 41, was found shot to death on Catalpa Street on Feb. 26.

According to arrest documents, Sabree told detectives that an argument over car keys had happened over 30 minutes before the shooting. He said he grabbed a gun from Dillard after she removed live rounds and pulled the trigger, believing there weren’t any live rounds still in it. Sabree claimed it was an accidental shooting.

Sabree’s negligent homicide charge was upgraded to second-degree murder. He was also charged with illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities and domestic abuse aggravated assault – child endangerment.

Police noted that three children under the age of 13 were in the home at the time of the shooting.

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