Man arrested for attempted murder of ex-girlfriend in overnight drive-by shooting on Antioch Road

BATON ROUGE – A man is accused of trying to kill an ex-girlfriend around midnight Sunday after shooting at her as she drove along the corner of Antioch and Doyle roads, East Baton Rouge Parish officers said.

Nichollas Scott was arrested and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison early Monday morning for attempted first-degree murder.

Around 12:05 p.m., Scott allegedly drove up next to the woman’s car, pointed a gun at her and shot her multiple times without warning. The woman was unable to drive away during the shooting because another car was in front of her, police added.

She then stopped and called authorities after suffering serious injuries from the shooting. After emergency services arrived, she was transported to hospital in serious but stable condition. At the scene, detectives found two spent .9mm casings and at least two bullet holes on the driver’s side of the woman’s car.

The woman identified Scott as the shooter and officers arrested him at his home. According to officers, Scott told his mother that the woman had been shot and that “people are saying I did it.” This was before he was informed of the shooting by officers.

Detectives also seized three weapons, including a .9mm handgun, from Scott’s home and vehicles.