Arrest made after Baton Rouge rapper shot to death in 2017

Deandre Demarcus Fields, 24
Deandre Demarcus Fields, 24(BRPD)
Updated: Jun. 7, 2019 at 4:45 PM CDT
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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department has made an arrest in a deadly shooting case from 2017.

Police say Deandre Demarcus Fields, 24, of New Roads, was arrested Friday, June 7 for the shooting death of Garrett Burton, 22, that happened Sept. 10, 2017 on Dallas Drive. Burton, a Baton Rouge rapper, was known as “Da Real Gee Money” or “Gee Money.”

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Fields has been booked for second degree murder. The investigation continues.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Violent Crimes Unit at 225-389-4869, or call Crime Stoppers at 225-344-7867.

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