Man shot to death while sleeping with 6-year-old son

BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge man was shot and killed while he was sleeping in bed with his 6-year-old son, according to Baton Rouge Police Cpl. Dan Coppola.

Coppola says 35-year-old Munzer Zidan was shot in the chest and died at his home on the 1600 block of Cottondale Dr. around 1:25 a.m. Saturday morning.

Detectives believe the fatal shot was fired through Zidan's bedroom window. The motive of the shooting has not been determined, according to Coppola.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Violent Crimes at 389-4869 or Crime Stoppers at 344-7867.