On the morning of Wednesday, June 22, 2022, deputies responded to the 1500 block of Natchez Lane in the Belle Pointe subdivision in LaPlace and found 41-year-old Trevor Sanders lying unresponsive on the ground. He had sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene by the coroner’s office. The shooting occurred about one street from Sanders’ own residence. Trevor Sanders was known as Teezy Wee.

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation. Early statements said no arrests had been made and it was unclear how many shots were fired or whether more than one shooter was involved; the motive remained unknown. A reward was offered for information leading to an arrest, initially $7,000 and later increased to $10,000. The case remains an active investigation.

If anyone has information about Trevor Sanders or the circumstances of the shooting, please contact the investigators handling the case.