Baton Rouge man arrested in shooting facing multiple charges

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested a man in connection with a shooting that happened on July 9, 2025.

Chaka Collins, 25, of Baton Rouge, has been charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, one count of armed robbery, illegal use of weapons, aggravated criminal damage to property, and possession of a firearm by a person convicted of domestic abuse battery.

Officers responded to a reported shooting in the 1300 block of Florida Street. When they arrived at the scene, they learned that a male victim had arrived at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in a female victim’s personal vehicle. The male victim was immediately taken in for surgery.

According to an affidavit, officers discovered that the male and female victims were meeting Collins and two other people near MJ’s Food Mart to sell two guns. Before the meeting, the male and female victims had been in contact with the male suspect about the gun sale on Instagram.

While at the meeting location, a male suspect walked up to the car to complete the transaction, but they weren’t able to agree, and the deal was called off.

Shortly after, the male suspect asked to see the guns again and snatched them from the male victim’s hands. The male victim attempted to get the guns back and said that the male suspect was armed with his gun.

The male suspect said “let them go” twice, and that’s when Collins began shooting at them, injuring the male suspect twice in the stomach and once in the left leg. The female victim was able to escape the area and drive to the hospital. Her car sustained damage to the front windshield and front passenger door.

Collins and the male suspect were seen on camera leaving the scene together in a black car after the shooting.

Later in the investigation, both victims were able to identify Collins and the male suspect in a line-up as the people who were involved in the shooting.

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