Earl Jr. Wade, 51, was found fatally shot in the driver’s seat of his van in the Greenwell Springs area on June 11, 2014. A painter by trade and a former Scotlandville High School basketball player, he was born in Independence and was part of a large Baton Rouge family that included his parents Dolores Lusk Daniel and Earl Wade Sr., a daughter Jasmin Wade, a son Joshua Wade, and numerous siblings and step-siblings. A funeral service was held at Community Bible Baptist Church and he was buried in Mount Pilgrim Cemetery. Wade’s death was ruled a homicide; reports at the time described a man discovered deceased in his vehicle. No arrests or charges have been publicly announced, and no suspect has been identified in available reports.

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