On the afternoon of Saturday, July 31, 2021, 23-year-old Tyran Anderson was shot in the parking lot of The Lofts at Canterbury apartment complex in Slidell, Louisiana. Slidell Police responded to calls of multiple gunshots around 3:20 p.m. and found Anderson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to a local hospital and later died of his injuries. The department classified the incident as a homicide.

Family and an obituary identified him as Tyran Butter Ahmod Anderson, a graduate of Edna Karr High School and a member of the Louisiana National Guard, remembered for an infectious smile and a compassionate spirit. At the time of these reports, no suspects or motive had been publicly identified and investigators asked anyone with information to contact the Slidell Police Department or Crimestoppers.

If anyone has information about what happened that afternoon at The Lofts at Canterbury, please come forward and share it with investigators.