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BR man shoots into "The Tiger Paw" bar after fight led to gunshots in the parking lot.
Posted on 2/12/23 at 7:18 pm
Posted on 2/12/23 at 7:18 pm
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BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested for attempted murder after he allegedly shot into a sports bar after a fight broke out in the parking lot early Sunday morning.
The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said it responded to the gunfire around 2 a.m. Sunday at Tiger Paw Grill & Daiquiris on Coursey Boulevard, less than a mile away from Jones Creek Road.
At the scene, deputies found approximately 20 shell casings littering the ground in front of the bar and detained 29-year-old Jacob Covington, who reportedly admitted to firing a gun in the area.
Surveillance video obtained by detectives showed a large argument that escalated into a fight outside the bar. Covington was seen trying to break up the fight moments before the gunfire erupted and sent everyone running for cover, according to arrest documents.
Witnesses told deputies that around 15–30 people were inside the bar when the shooting started, and they all fell to the ground for cover.
Several minutes after the gunfire stopped and people had cleared out of the parking lot, detectives said another single shot was heard on the video. That bullet went through the front window of the bar and was later found lodged in the back wall.
Covington — who claimed he pulled a woman out of her car and took cover with her when the gunfire first started — admitted to firing a shot after things died down, but he gave conflicting stories about what happened.
At first, Covington said he slipped on grass and accidentally fired a shot. Then he changed his story to say he purposefully fired a shot to "let the woman know everything was safe," deputies wrote.
When detectives questioned the woman, she admitted to her involvement in the fight and said that Covington did pull her to cover. However, she said that Covington pulled out his gun and fired a shot toward the building after the shooting had already stopped.
A shell casing found in an adjacent parking lot matched the weapon Covington had on him when he was detained.
Covington was booked Sunday morning into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for attempted first-degree murder.
Man fires rounds into The Tiger Paw bar, with large crowd inside.
Posted on 2/12/23 at 7:20 pm to Breauxsif
That whole part of town is so scary
Posted on 2/12/23 at 7:21 pm to Breauxsif
Hate to see a good neighborhood bar go to shite.
Posted on 2/12/23 at 7:24 pm to Breauxsif
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Covington — who claimed he pulled a woman out of her car
So, carjacking.
Posted on 2/12/23 at 7:25 pm to Rize
I might could have heard those shots if I was outside at the time. I was asleep many hours before this though. Sad, those apartments behind there used to be super nice.
Posted on 2/12/23 at 7:59 pm to Breauxsif
There’s been a shooting there before, I think
Posted on 2/12/23 at 8:10 pm to GreenRockTiger
Early 00s we used to party at the pool at the apartments behind there and go grab daiquiris at that place. Granted over 20 years ago.
Posted on 2/12/23 at 8:11 pm to Breauxsif
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Then he changed his story to say he purposefully fired a shot to "let the woman know everything was safe," deputies wrote.
Posted on 2/12/23 at 8:12 pm to fallguy_1978
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grab daiquiris at that place.
Right before Covid my husband and I went in there for a drink - and no one was working - it was really weird - I’m sure someone was there but after 20 mins we left
Posted on 2/12/23 at 8:17 pm to GreenRockTiger
All of that stuff was new back then. Maybe 2000-2002 or so. Different area at the time. My buddy and his girlfriend lived back there.
Posted on 2/12/23 at 8:25 pm to Breauxsif
We’ve just got to secure everything around there for a geospatial perspective as we can.
Posted on 2/12/23 at 8:29 pm to GreenRockTiger
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That whole part of town is so scary
No, it's not.
Posted on 2/12/23 at 8:33 pm to sqerty
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No, it's not.
Lol - I didn’t say that
Plus. I live right by there
Posted on 2/12/23 at 8:34 pm to sqerty
Yes it is baw. When I drive through there I lock my doors like I’m in midcity
Posted on 2/12/23 at 8:37 pm to el Gaucho
Yeah, Hickory Ridge be thugged out, yo!
Posted on 2/12/23 at 8:39 pm to sqerty
Just about every single neighborhood in BR is within a mile or so from the hood now. Sherwood Acres or whatever right there is ghetto af
This post was edited on 2/12/23 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 2/12/23 at 8:40 pm to el Gaucho
quote:are you afraid of my kids on their bikes?
When I drive through there I lock my doors like I’m in midcity
Posted on 2/12/23 at 8:46 pm to fallguy_1978
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Just about every single neighborhood in BR is within a mile or so from the hood now. Sherwood Acres or whatever right there is ghetto af
Yeah, the good old days where you could know that you were safe in a neighborhood in BR are long gone I’m afraid. Those who think they’re insulated are only fooling themselves. That’s just the way it is now.
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