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BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Jail records show that the suspect accused of a shooting at a Southern University dorm that left one injured has been booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
Semaj Joiner, 23, was booked into the local jail on Thursday. He was arrested by the U.S. Marshals in Fort Worth, Texas on March 13.
Southern University police officers responded to a reported shooting at Jones Hall around 7 p.m. March 2. An affidavit states Joiner and the victim contacted each other through a social media app and agreed to meet for a haircut. Joiner is accused of pulling out a gun and cocking it before a shot was fired and struck the victim. Detectives believe the altercation stemmed from an outstanding debt.
Joiner faces charges of carrying a firearm or dangerous weapon in a firearm-free zone, attempted second-degree murder and illegal use of weapons. No bond amount has been set at the time of the publishing of this article.
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