A homecoming celebration at Grambling State University turned deadly in the early morning hours of October 17, 2021, when gunfire erupted on a crowded campus quad around 1:15 a.m. The shooting left 28-year-old Marcus Snyder dead; Snyder was not a student at the university. Seven other people were wounded in the chaos as bystanders scrambled for safety after as many as 14 shots were reported.

Social media videos circulating after the incident suggested the violence may have started during an altercation between two groups of women, which then escalated. Investigators later made arrests in connection with the shooting: Johntavious Green was taken into custody in November 2021 and Zyheim Butcher in early December 2021. Authorities have not publicly disclosed a motive.

Does anyone have information about Marcus Snyder, or witnessed the events on the Grambling quad that morning?