Baldwin police have warrant in Tuesday night shooting

Police have a suspect in the Mardi Gras night shooting that wounded two people in Baldwin, Chief Anthony Gibson said.

Kelvin Markeith Porter Jr. of Baton Rouge is named in a warrant alleging two counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of illegal discharging of a firearm.

Porter should be considered armed and dangerous, Gibson said. Anyone with information to his whereabouts is ask to contact Baldwin Police Department at 337-923-4845 or any local police agency.

Baldwin police were dispatched to Main Street after a shots-fired report Tuesday night. Officers found two male subjects with gunshot wounds. Both were transported to an outside medical facility by AirMed.