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Son of Baton Rouge serial killer Derrick Todd Lee arrested in fatal shooting

Posted at 12:14 PM, Nov 28, 2018
and last updated 2018-11-28 13:14:22-05

The son of a Baton Rouge serial killer has been arrested in the deadly shooting of a teenager that happened earlier this month, according to WBRZ.

Dedrick Lee, 19, was booked Nov. 21 for negligent homicide in the death of Valentae Brooks, 16. Brooks was fatally shot at a residence in Clinton. He was a student at East Feliciana High School.

WBRZ says that sources confirm that Lee is the son of Baton Rouge serial killer Derrick Todd Lee.

Dedrick Lee was released from jail on bond less than an hour after he was booked.

Read more from WBRZ, here.