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Markel Lee, 17, was arrested on Friday and charged with one count of first-degree murder, five counts of attempted murder and one count of illegal use of a weapon.

All officers will receive at least a 15% raise, non-sworn employees will receive a 3.5% raise and the police chief will receive a 5.9% raise. The base pay for a sworn officer would be kicked up from about $41,000 to about $58,000 under this plan.

Members of the East Baton Rouge Metro Council have asked Mayor-President Sid Edwards to revise his proposal for a historic pay raise for Baton Rouge Police Department employees to instead spread the money to most city-parish workers.