Elijah Emmanuel Meadows was 19 when he was shot and killed on October 10, 2021, after an evening at Charles Johnson Park in Monroe, Louisiana. According to an account from his cousin Ja’Nidjiah cited in local reporting, a group at the park approached and targeted a friend, a fight broke out, and as people scattered Elijah ran with an attacker in pursuit. He tripped, and while trying to get up the attacker shot him in the back three times. The shooter fled, and Ja’Nidjiah was with Elijah as he died on the ground.

Family and friends remembered Elijah for his smile and gentle manner as funeral arrangements were made later in October. The reporting said police were still working to identify those involved and urged anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers. If anyone knew Elijah, was at Charles Johnson Park that night, or has information about who chased and shot him, please come forward.