Shanon Karon Young Jr., 22, was shot and killed on November 21, 2022, in Marrero, Louisiana, after an argument that began during a dice game. Young, a correctional officer with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Department and a former standout football player at Edna Karr High School, had learned two days earlier that he was going to be a father.

The game turned tense as Young was winning and teased Junior; the exchange escalated when Junior made a remark about Young’s younger sister, leading to a physical fight in which the larger Young reportedly threw Junior against a wall. After a friend broke up the altercation, Junior contacted his girlfriend, Jenaj Nijay Johnson. Following the fight, Young was fatally shot and Johnson then drove Junior away and later disposed of the firearm.

The shooting left a family grieving and an unborn child without a father. Does anyone have information about that day or knew Shanon and can help fill in missing details?