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

BATON ROUGE – A man is accused of trying to kill his ex-girlfriend around midnight Sunday night after shooting her while she was driving near the corner of Antioch and Doyle roads, East Baton Rouge Parish officials said.

Nichollas Scott was arrested and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Jail early Monday morning on a charge of attempted first-degree murder.

At around 12:05 a.m., Scott reportedly pulled 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, officials added.

She then stopped and called authorities after suffering serious injuries from the shooting. When officers arrived, she was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition. At the scene, investigators found two spent 9mm shell 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 say it was me.” This was before officers informed him of the shooting.

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