TyQuarion GeRay Thomas was 20 when he was shot and killed in Shreveport, Louisiana, on August 7, 2021. The shooting began as a shootout in the 8800 block of Coyth Lane in the Cedar Grove neighborhood and continued as a chase. The pursuit ended on Lynbrook Boulevard, where Thomas was shot multiple times and died of his wounds.

The Shreveport Police Department arrested three people in connection with the case. Davion Ruffin, 20 at the time, was charged with second-degree murder and is accused of firing at Thomas during the chase. A 17-year-old, Maakaya Simone Lee, was charged as a principal to second-degree murder and with obstruction of justice; authorities say she allegedly drove the getaway vehicle and was present during the shooting. L’Mykal Hicks was charged with failure to report the commission of a felony; after his arrest in Houston a judge set bond at $75,000 while he awaited extradition to Shreveport.

Does anyone have information about that night or about TyQuarion’s life in Cedar Grove?