Louis Perrette, 23, a Black man from New Orleans, was found dead on September 14, 2016, after a burning vehicle drew firefighters and police to the 8700 block of Morrison Road in New Orleans East. Responders discovered a man’s body inside the car and investigators treated the scene as a homicide when they determined Perrette had been shot in the head before the vehicle was set on fire.

Detectives reviewed surveillance footage and released video showing someone approaching the vehicle and igniting it. In late October 2016 police identified Ronald Lewis, born June 17, 1993, as a person of interest sought for questioning in connection with the killing; no arrest or charges were announced in those releases.

The sequence — a shooting followed by deliberately set fire — suggests an effort to conceal the crime, but many questions remain about motive, association, and who else may have been involved. Did anyone see activity on Morrison Road that afternoon or recognize the person in the released footage?