Baldwin man killed in early morning shooting

Published 9:08 pm Sunday, May 2, 2021

A Jeanerette man is in the Iberia Parish Jail tonight pending transfer to St. Mary Parish after a shooting which left a Baldwin man dead Sunday morning.

Anthony Quinton Hills, 33, 800 block Morris Charles Street, was  booked into the Iberia Parish Jail Sunday afternoon.

The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office received a call at approximately 7:30 a.m. Sunday to help the Baldwin Police Department with a shooting on Main Street in Baldwin. The victim, Brian Gibson Jr., 23, of Baldwin, was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Detectives with the SMPSO Investigations Section were called in. The investigation pointed to  Hills as the suspect. A warrant was obtained for his arrest.

Hills was contacted and he turned himself in to the Jeanerette City Marshal’s Office. Hills’ bail has been set at $1 million.