Sheldon Gales Jr. was shot and killed in the late hours of August 3, 2022, in the 5500 block of Dutton Avenue in Baton Rouge. He was 21 years old and was found deceased at the scene around 10:15 p.m. The Baton Rouge Police Department opened a homicide investigation and asked anyone with information to contact the Violent Crimes Unit or Crime Stoppers.

The family’s mourning was further marred when an argument at Sheldon’s funeral at Pilgrim Rest Church in Plaquemine escalated into a shooting in the church parking lot. One person was shot three times and, separately, 18-year-old Anthony James of Baton Rouge was arrested by the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office and charged with attempted second-degree murder for allegedly shooting a 17-year-old in the lower extremities. That arrest is described as related to the funeral shooting and not to Sheldon Gales Jr.’s homicide.

Does anyone who knew Sheldon or was in the area on August 3, 2022, have information that could help the investigation?