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Second armed robbery suspect arrested

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The second suspect wanted in an armed robbery and shooting that happened in the parking lot of a Baton Rouge nightclub early Tuesday morning has been arrested.

Baton Rouge police say 18-year-old Anthony Poche was booked into the parish prison on armed robbery charges.

The shooting happened around 3:00 Tuesday morning at Boss Lady Lounge on Plank Road. Police have not identified the man who shot one of the armed robbers, but family members say it was 40-year-old Darnell Neal, a Baton Rouge singer.

Police say while a group of musicians was loading their equipment into a vehicle, two masked men approached them. One of the men carried a sawed-off shotgun. Police say they robbed three of the musicians, but the fourth, supposedly Neal, grabbed a handgun from the vehicle and shot one of the robbery suspects several times. Police say he also fired at Poche, who managed to get away until being arrested around 12:30pm.

The suspect who was shot was taken to a Baton Rouge hospital with critical injuries and has since been transported to a hospital in New Orleans for additional treatment. Police have not released his identity because he has not been charged yet.

None of the robbery victims were hurt during the shooting. The investigation continues.

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