The shots were fired during a fight in the food court, police said.

A 17-year-old girl, Martha Odom, has been identified as the victim killed in a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, officials said Friday, and a 17-year-old suspect is in custody.

Five others were wounded when gunfire broke out during a fight between two groups in the food court on Thursday afternoon, police said.

One of the injured, a 43-year-old man, remains in the hospital in critical condition, Baton Rouge Police Chief T.J. Morse said.

Baton Rouge police and Sheriff deputies respond to a mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana, April 23, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La.

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Lafayette's Ascension Episcopal School described Odom, a senior at the school, as a "joyful presence whose kindness and infectious enthusiasm brought light to all who knew her."

The school said two students were wounded and two others were witnesses.

Baton Rouge police and Sheriff deputies respond to a mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana,…