Keishune Thomas was 20 when he was found dead inside a vehicle on Tigerbend Road in Baton Rouge on the morning of July 1, 2021. Investigators determined Thomas died of a gunshot wound and the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide inquiry.

Police say Thomas had arranged to meet someone for a drug transaction that allegedly became a robbery and ended with him being shot. A 16-year-old male was identified as a suspect; officers searched the teenager’s residence and reported seizing drugs, four firearms, and cash. Forensic testing by the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab reportedly matched one recovered gun to the weapon used in Thomas’s killing. The juvenile was arrested in connection with the shooting.

If anyone knew Keishune Thomas, witnessed activity on Tigerbend Road that morning, or has information about the meeting that led to his death, please come forward.