Billy Nel Joseph Sr., 39, was killed in a daylight drive-by shooting on the afternoon of Saturday, July 23, 2022, in the 200 block of Moss Street in Lafayette, Louisiana. According to reports, an exchange of gunfire between two vehicles left Joseph’s vehicle striking a pole; he was found deceased at the scene.

The Lafayette Police Department identified and arrested two suspects in the case. Artimus Johnson was booked on a charge of principal to first-degree murder, and 38-year-old Steve Solomon was identified as the shooter and charged with first-degree murder. Both men were taken to the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center as the investigation and prosecution proceeded.

What details about the shooting or the people involved might help explain how this happened on a residential street in broad daylight?