On the evening of February 16, 2022, Tomel T. Henry, 30, was involved in a domestic dispute outside a residence on Mansfield Road in Shreveport, Louisiana. What began as an argument with the mother of his child escalated into a shoving match. A bystander, identified as Archille Parrel Holmes Jr., intervened and produced a firearm, shooting Henry in the head.

Holmes fled the scene with the weapon and eluded police for about two months before being arrested by Shreveport officers. Prosecutors at Caddo District Court presented twelve witnesses who testified that Holmes’ use of deadly force was unnecessary and excessive, while the defense maintained another person had fired the fatal shot and fled. After nearly three hours of deliberation, the jury found Holmes guilty of murder.