Demore Debose, 29, was killed late on Thanksgiving night, November 24, 2022, after a chaotic gunfight erupted outside the Tiger Truck Stop along Interstate 10 in Grosse Tête, Louisiana. An argument in the parking lot escalated into a sudden barrage of gunfire that struck the building, shattered windows, and hit nearby vehicles; investigators said as many as dozens of rounds were fired in a matter of moments. Deputies said two men hit in the exchange were brothers. Demore was gravely wounded and later pronounced dead; his brother survived and was taken for treatment.

In the days after the shooting, multiple arrests followed. Demore’s surviving brother, Freddie Debose, was arrested and booked on charges including second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, illegal use of a weapon, and aggravated criminal damage to property. Deputies identified a third participant as Timothy Washington, 42, and said he fled overnight into Pointe Coupee Parish before being located at an apartment in Livonia and taken into custody. Reports said Washington faced at least a felon-in-possession-of-a-firearm charge while officials weighed whether additional charges, including murder, would be pursued or whether the fatal shots would be treated as self-defense.

The shooting left a young father and son dead and living family members facing arrests and accusations; the outcome rests on how prosecutors interpret what happened in those frantic seconds of gunfire. If anyone was at the Tiger Truck Stop that night or has information about the confrontation, please share what was seen.