On the evening of Thursday, July 22, 2021, 20-year-old Cortez Montgomery was fatally shot on Mississippi Street in New Iberia, Louisiana. The shooting also killed 18-year-old Keondre Carlisle; the New Iberia Police Department opened a double homicide investigation and the coroner’s office confirmed both victims’ identities.

Family and friends of Cortez held a service in Lafayette as the community grieved. As of the last available report, no information about suspects or arrests has been released and the circumstances that led to the shootings remain unresolved.

If anyone knew Cortez, was in the area that night, or has information that could help investigators, please come forward with what you know.