Martinez Ursery Jr., 18, was fatally shot in his Jennings home on September 1, 2024, around 3:20 p.m. Emergency responders found him in the 9400 block of Auburn Drive with a life-threatening gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Ursery was an African American male.

His mother, Felicia Kennell, was in the hospital recovering after giving birth prematurely on August 28 when she received word of her oldest son’s death. The family had previously suffered another loss to gun violence when Ursery’s father was killed four years earlier.

Authorities identified a suspect as 21-year-old cousin Christopher J. Webb. Police say Webb was handling a rifle, Ursery warned that the weapon had a round in the chamber, and the gun discharged, striking Ursery in the head. Webb did not report the shooting and investigators located photos and videos on his phone taken after the incident showing him with firearms.

Does anyone have information about the afternoon of September 1 in the Auburn Drive area or knew Martinez?