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Man arrested in roommate's killing
Posted: Mar 16, 2012 8:17 AM by AP
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge police have arrested a 32-year-old man they say shot and killed his roommate during a fight.
Detectives say Lonnie Charles Johnson Jr. allegedly shot his roommate, 57-year-old Bobby Rowe, in the upper torso while the two were fighting at their home Thursday morning.
Cpl. Tommy Stubbs tells The Advocate Rowe was transported to a local hospital where he later died.
Johnson was booked into Parish Prison on counts of second-degree murder and convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
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