Suspect arrested after pursuit, booked on murder charge

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Baton Rouge Police arrested Bruce Salisbury for the beating death of his father, 92-year-old Larry Salisbury.

Officers found Larry Salisbury hurt inside a home Monday evening, suffering from injuries consistent with blunt-force trauma, and he later died.

Investigators suspected Bruce to be involved, spotted his car Tuesday, and tried to pull him over. He sped off, officers chased him, and they caught him.

Officers booked him into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on first-degree murder.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Violent Crimes Unit at (225) 389-4869 or Crime Stoppers at (225) 344-7867.

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