Baton Rouge man charged in connection with deadly armed robbery at gas station

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — An investigation by the Baton Rouge Police Department led to the arrest of a man in connection with a deadly shooting at a gas station on April 25, 2025.

Latrell Daniels, 20, of Baton Rouge, was charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery; use of a firearm.

BRPD responded to the 7200 block of Airline Highway and found a man who had been shot. He was identified as Alejandro-Gonzalez Martinez.

The shooting victim later died at the hospital. Investigators were able to find video that showed Martinez and Daniels both arrive on bicycles at the gas station.

Daniels is accused of switching bikes and starting to ride away while Martinez was in the store.

Martinez came back out of the store, and Daniels got off his bike, according to the affidavit.

Baton Rouge police confirmed that Martinez started to leave with his bike when Daniels shot him. The shooting victim fell down, and Daniels left the gas station on Martinez’s bike, BRPD said.

Police later received a tip that stated that Daniels was the shooter.

The Baton Rouge man was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Tuesday, May 13.

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