On the afternoon of August 30, 2017, Joshua Washington, 28, was shot and killed in the 5600 block of Greenwell Springs Road in Baton Rouge. The shooting occurred about 3:15 p.m.; officers arriving on scene found Washington with an apparent gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead there. Witnesses suggested the shooting may have happened at a nearby washateria, but precise circumstances were unclear in the immediate aftermath.

Police initially said no suspects had been identified and no motive was known, and no arrests had been announced. The family and neighborhood have been left waiting for new leads and for any information that could explain what happened to Joshua. If anyone has information about Joshua, the location that afternoon, or the washateria mentioned by witnesses, please come forward.