A verbal dispute in a Baton Rouge apartment complex parking lot on February 15, 2022, turned fatal for 26-year-old Sadi Armstead. The altercation, reported to have occurred around 1:07 p.m. on Sherwood Hollow Court, escalated and Armstead suffered a gunshot wound. He was taken to a nearby hospital and later died of his injuries.

Baton Rouge Police investigators identified 21-year-old Brandon Williams as a suspect and by the evening of February 15 he was in custody. Williams was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison and charged with second-degree murder; police say the shooting grew out of the verbal argument between the two men.

Armstead was a father of three and was remembered in his obituary as a gentle giant with a heart of gold and an infectious smile; he attended Northshore High School in Slidell and Richmond Heights High School in Ohio and played football. If anyone witnessed the February 15 incident or has information about what led to the argument, please share what is known.