Two arrested in fatal Broad Street nightclub shooting

Published 3:09 pm Monday, October 9, 2023

Two people have been arrested in the fatal Sept. 29 Broad Street nightclub shooting that left one dead and three injured.

Lake Charles Police Deputy Chief F. Fondel said prior altercations between the suspect — 24-year-old Ryan Joseph Taylor — and one of the injured victims led to the shooting.

“The other three victims, including the deceased, were innocent bystanders,” Fondel said.

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Fondel said 23-year-old Paige Gorne Ceasar succumbed to her injuries; the other three were treated and released from a local hospital.

Taylor was located by SWAT officers on Oct. 6 at a residence in the 1800 block of Maplewood Drive in Sulphur. He was arrested and charged with one count of second-degree murder, principal. Judge Clayton Davis has set his bond at $1.5 million. He remains in custody.

Detectives served an arrest warrant on Monday for 22-year-old Sebastian Isiah Latigue for one count of second-degree murder and three counts of attempted second-degree murder. Davis set his bond at $2.25 million. He had previously been arrested Oct. 3 on one count of home invasion, one count of domestic abuse battery with a dangerous weapon and one count of domestic abuse battery child endangerment. His bond for those charges was set at $50,000.

This remains an ongoing investigation and anyone with additional information is asked to contact lead Detectives Sgt. George Miller or Sgt. Chris Johnson by calling 337-491-1311.