Suspect beaten, shot while fleeing botched home invasion in Baton Rouge

Officials say a group of home invaders was sent running after one of them was met with fists inside the victims' home.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office says it responded to a shooting incident at 10 p.m., Tuesday within the 5000 block of Cherryl Drive, which is just off Greenwell Springs Road.

Upon their arrival, detectives say the homeowner told them a man knocked on his door and then forced his way inside with a gun. The homeowner said his stepsons fought off the man, later identified as Darvion Lathers.

Arrest records say three others had accompanied Lathers to the residence and were waiting in a car outside. The other suspects allegedly opened fire on the home once the struggle broke out and then fled on foot.

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Two of the fleeing suspects, identified as Rayshawn Rogers and Jarred Hopkins, were apprehended along with Lathers after the attack. Arrest records said Hopkins was shot during the confrontation,

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but the sheriff's office later clarified that Lathers was accidentally shot by one of his cohorts after being beaten by the residents.

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Rogers and Hopkins were charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated criminal damage to property, illegal use of a weapon, and principal to attempted armed robbery.

Lathers was also charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated criminal damage to property, attempted armed robbery, and illegal use of a weapon. If FAFO had faces