Madison Brooks investigation shuts down bar and 'penalties to be discussed'
State authorities issued an emergency suspension of the bar where Louisiana State University sophomore Madison Brooks and her alleged attackers, most of whom are underage, were served alcohol the night she was allegedly raped and then fatally struck by a car.
Brooks, 19, was in Reggie’s Bar in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, before four men – ages 17 to 28 – allegedly sexually assaulted her in a car in the early morning hours of Jan. 15 and then left her to fend for herself.
A driver hit her in East Baton Rouge Parish, and Brooks later died in a hospital, police said.
Ernest Legier Jr., commissioner of Louisiana Alcohol and Tobacco Control, told Fox News Digital in an emailed statement that Tuesday’s action against Reggie’s “immediately suspends the service or sale of alcoholic beverages.”
“The Louisiana ATC is working with Baton Rouge ABC and local law enforcement to investigate and share evidence regarding recent incidents at this establishment,” Legier Jr. said. “Due to the seriousness of the allegations and the potential threat to public safety, an emergency suspension will be issued today.”
An emergency hearing will be held next month to “determine what penalties (if any) should be imposed following a presentation of the evidence,” he said.