Monday 19 September 2022 10:02 PM Devastated friends of college senior, 21, who was shot dead are 'shocked' that ... trends now
Heartbroken friends of a ‘happy and positive’ college student who was shot at more than ten times while waiting at a train crossing have revealed they are ‘shocked’ that police have made no arrests.
Allison Rice, 21, had been on her way home from a night out with friends and was shot dead at around 2.30am on Friday near railroad tracks in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Friends and family have also been left ‘shocked’ that police have so far been left baffled as to the motive behind the shooting – and have not identified a suspect.
Her childhood friend Kaylin Mason, 21, has paid tribute to her ‘wonderful’ friend, saying her energy was ‘very contagious’ and she was a ‘friend to everyone.’
Kaylin told DailyMail.com: ‘She was a friend to everybody, she made a point to be friends with people who didn’t really have many friends.
‘Allie was just a person who loved everyone and she held me accountable to be a good person, she was wonderful.
‘The amount of people who feel this way about her is a long list, and I believe wholeheartedly that her reach was so vast, she filled everyone’s lives with joy.
‘The situation so shocking, you never expect it to happen to you or someone you care about. The crime in this area has just gotten out of control.
Childhood friend Kaylin Mason, 21, (left) has paid tribute to her ‘wonderful’ friend, saying her energy was ‘very contagious’ and she was a ‘friend to everyone'
Allison Rice, 21, had been studying marketing at Louisiana State University and had been preparing for an internship before her tragic murder
Friends and family have also been left ‘shocked’ that police have so far been left baffled as to the motive behind the shooting – and have not identified a suspect
Friends and family have laid floral tributes to her, as well as her favorite snacks, on the street where she was shot
‘People are calling for change but it’s very evident and very clear that it has become outrageous.
'But when it happens to somebody like Allie it really opens your eyes that this is just not acceptable anymore.
‘The fact that the police don’t know what is going on, the motive, it’s shocking. Allie was just driving, she didn’t have an enemy in sight or mind.
‘I can’t comprehend how or why this happened. She wasn’t in with the wrong crowd, she wasn’t that kind of person.’
The Louisiana State University Senior was found in her bullet-riddled car in Baton Rouge after partying with friends at a bar on Government Street less than five minutes from where she was killed.
It is thought that she had been trying to turn around at the tracks when she was shot multiple times through her windshield.
Kaylin, who has known Allison for the past ten years, added that young women who live in Baton Rouge are too scared to go out at night alone.
She added: ‘It’s outrageous and its painful and devastating and incomparable more than anything.
‘Both Allie and I grew up in a suburb just outside of the city and even then it’s the kind of place that you don’t go to Walmart after dark alone.
‘I moved to a safer area for college, so when I go home it’s almost a kind of culture shock.
'I had to remember that I couldn’t go to the store at 8pm for a notebook without someone to go with me.
Rice's aunt Susie Rice Granier described the young woman as a 'free spirit' and said she loved to sing and dance
Kaylin, who is from the same area as Rice, said her death is 'shocking' and told DailyMail.com the crime in Baton Rouge has 'gotten out of control'
The student had been out with friends prior to the shooting and got stuck behind a train only a few miles away from campus when she was killed
